SENIOR BRIGADE OFFICERS

1st R.Naval Bde                                                    2nd R.Naval Bde

1st Sep 1914 Commodore W.Henderson            1st Sep 1914 Commodore O.Backhouse

                       (Interned in Holland 9-10-14)        In July 1915 the Brigade was broken up

11th Nov 1914 Br-Gen D.Mercer

On 2-8-15 the brigade was renamed 1st Bde      On 2-8-15 the brigade was reformed as 2nd                                                                                Bde

1st BDE                                                              2nd BDE

28th May 1916 Br-Gen C.L.McNab                   20th Sep 1915 Lt.Col E.J.Stroud (act)

                          (sick 21-6-16)                           1st Oct 1915 Br-Gen C.N.Trotman

25th June 1916 Lt.Col E.J.Stroud (act)                                       (sick 13-11-15)

On 2-7-16 the Bde (less staff was broken up)      19th Nov 1915 Lt.Col E.J.Stroud (act)

                                                                            26th Jan 1916 Br-Gen C.N.Trotman

                                                                            21st May 1916 Lt.Col l.Wilson(act)

                                                                            27th May 1916 Br-Gen L.F.Philips

On 7-7-16 3rd (RM) Bde-with Staff of 1st           On 7-7-16 the 2nd Bde became

Bde- Became

1st (R.Naval) Bde                                                 2nd (R.Naval) Bde

[25th June 1916 Lt.Col E.J.Stroud(act)                 [27th May 1916] Br.Gen L.F.Philips

16th Jul 1916 Br.Gen R.E.S.Prentice

On 19-7-16 1st (RN)Bde was Numbered             On 19-7-16 2nd (RN)Bde was Numbered

188th BDE                                                            189th BDE

[16th Jul 1916] Br-Gen R.E.S.Prentice            [27th May 1916] Br-Gen L.F.Philips

16th Dec 1917 Br-Gen J.F.S.D.Coleridge        30th Oct 1917 Br-Gen J.F.S.D.Coleridge

[29th Nov 1918 Br-Gen H.Nelson]                  16th Dec 1917 Br-Gen A.M.Asquith

                                                                                                 (Sick 28-2-18)

                                                                        28th Feb 1918 Commander B.H.Ellis(act)

                                                                        1st Mar 1918 Lt.Col H.F.Kirkpatrick 9act)

                                                                        6th Mar 1918 Br-Gen H.N.Bray

                                                                                              (Wounded 12-3-18)

                                                                        13th Mar 1918 Lt.Col H.F.Kirkpatrick (act)

                                                                        19th Mar 1918 Br-Gen H.D.De Pree

                                                                        24th Aug 1918 Commander W.M.Egerton(act)

                                                                         3rd Sept 1918 Br.Gen B.J.Curling

Royal Marine Brigade

6th Aug 1914  Maj-Gen E.L.McCausland

25th Aug 1914 Br.Gen Sir G.G.Aston

24th Sept 1014 Br.Gen A.Paris

29th Sept 1914 Lt.Col C.McN. Parsons (act)

5th Oct 1914 Colonel A.E.Marchant (act)

27th Oct 1914 Br.Gen. C.N.Trotman

On 2-8-15 the 4 RM Battalions were reformed into 2 battalions, these were the ntransfered to the reformed 2nd Bde and the R.Mar Bde ceased to exist.

3rd (Royal Marine) BDE  

On 22nd May 1916, on arrival in France, the Bde was reformed

22nd May 1916 Lt.Col E.J.Stroud (act)

25th May 1916 Br.Gen C.N.Trotman

On 7-7-16 3rd (RM)Bde -with staff of 1st Bde- became 1st (RN) Bde

190th Bde

(The 4 Bns. to form this Bde-3 from the UK 7 1 inFrance were collected in France between 9/7 -21/7/16. the bde then replaced 3rd (RM) Bde

9th Jul 1916 Br.Gen C.N.Trotman (sick 13-9-16)

13th Sept 1916 Lt.Col R.J.I.Hesketh (act)

15th Sept 1916 Lt.Col A.R.H.Hutchison(act)

2nd Oct 1916 Br.Gen C.N.Trotman (sick 5-10-16)

5th Oct 1916 Lt.Col R.J.I.Hesketh(act)

6th Oct 1916 Lt.Col A.R.H.Hutchison(act)

17th Oct 1916 Br.Gen C.N.Trotman

24th Oct 1916 Br.Gen. Hon C.J.Sackville-West (Wounded 29-10-16)

29th Oct 1916 Br.Gen W.C.G.Heneker

8th Dec 1916 Lt.Col E.P.C.Boyle(act)

12th Dec 1916 Lt.Col R.J.I.Hesketh (act)

18th Dec 1916 Br.Gen H.W.E.Finch

4th June 1917 Lt.Col J.S.Collings-Wells(act)

10th June 1917 Lt.Col E.F.E.Seymour (act)

20th June 1917 Br.Gen A.R.Hutchison

6th June 1918 Br.Gen W.B.Lesslie

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