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68th Brigade (United Kingdom)

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The 68th Brigade was a formation of the British Army. It was raised as part of the new army also known as Kitchener's Army and assigned to the 23rd Division and served on the Western Front during the First World War.

Formation

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The infantry battalions did not all serve at once, but all were assigned to the brigade during the war.

Commanders

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Commanding officers
Rank Name Date appointed Notes
Brigadier-General G. H. Ovens 29 September 1914
Brigadier-General B. J. C. Doran 19 November 1914 Promoted major-general 15 February 1915
Colonel G. A. Ashby 26 May 1915 Acting
Brigadier-General E. Pearce-Serocold 3 June 1915 Sick 1 February 1916
Colonel D. S. Stewart 1 February 1916 Acting
Brigadier-General H. Page-Croft 8 February 1916
Brigadier-General G. N. Colvile 18 August 1916
Major-General A. R. Montagu-Stuart-Wortley 27 February 1917
Brigadier-General G. N. Colvile 31 March 1917
Lieutenant-Colonel M. G. H. Barker 27 September 1917 Acting
Brigadier-General C. D. V. Cary-Barnard 14 October 1917

References

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  1. ^ "23rd Division". The Long Long Trail. Retrieved 20 January 2012.