160th (Wales) Brigade

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160 (Wales) Brigade, was originally part of the Territorial Army's 53rd (Welsh) Division and fought with that division in the First and Second World Wars. Post-war it was, for a time, 160th (South Wales) Brigade of the 53rd Division until the Territorial Army was reorganised as the TAVR and the division was finally deactivated. It is now a regional brigade coming under the 5th Division based in Shrewsbury.

It is not a formation that would be deployed as other brigades like 12th (Mechanised) Brigade would, but is a regional command responsible for all of Wales. The Brigade organises an annual patrolling competition in the Brecon Beacons known as Exercise CAMBRIAN PATROL.

Order of battle

1914-1918 160th (Welsh Border) Brigade

• 2/4th Battalion, Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment
• 1/4th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment
• 2/4th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment
• 2/10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
• 1/1st Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (until February 1915)
• 1/3rd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment (until February 1915)

1939-1945

• 2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment
• 4th Battalion, Welch Regiment (until 26 August 1944)
• 1/5th Battalion, Welch Regiment
• 6th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers (from 26 August 1944)

Current Formation

• 3rd Battalion Royal Welsh
• 104th Regiment Royal Artillery (Volunteers)
• Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers (Militia)
• Welsh Transport Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps