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The 3rd Dismounted Brigade was a formation of the British Army in World War I. It was formed in Egypt in February 1916 by absorbing the Eastern Mounted Brigade and the South Eastern Mounted Brigade. The brigade served as part of the Western Frontier Force and the Suez Canal Defences. In January 1917, the brigade was reorganized and redesignated as the 230th Brigade and joined the 74th (Yeomanry) Division in March. It served with the division in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign and on the Western Front. ==3rd Dismounted Brigade== The 3rd Dismounted Brigade, commanded by Henry Hodgson, was formed in Egypt on 22 February 1916 by absorbing the Eastern Mounted Brigade and the South Eastern Mounted Brigade. The Eastern Mounted Brigade had served dismounted in the Gallipoli Campaign from 8 October to 19 December 1915 attached to the 54th (East Anglian) Division. Similarly, the South Eastern Mounted Brigade served in Gallipoli from 8 October to 30 December 1915 attached to the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division. Both brigades were withdrawn to Egypt in December 1915 and formed part of the Suez Canal Defences. The 2nd Dismounted Brigade was formed with the following composition: *1/1st Royal East Kent Yeomanry *1/1st Suffolk Yeomanry *1/1st Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry *1/1st Norfolk Yeomanry *1/1st Sussex Yeomanry *1/1st Welsh Horse Yeomanry *3rd Dismounted Brigade Machine Gun Company *3rd Dismounted Brigade Signal Troop *1/Eastern Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, RAMC *1/South Eastern Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, RAMC The brigade served as part of the Suez Canal Defences from 14 March to 26 July attached to 42nd (East Lancashire) Division;〔 it then joined the Western Frontier Force.〔 By the end of the year, it was back on the Suez. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「230th Brigade (United Kingdom)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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