125th (Lancashire Fusiliers) Brigade
| Lancashire Fusiliers Brigade 125th (Lancashire Fusiliers) Brigade 125th Infantry Brigade |
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_Division_Insignia.png) 42nd (East Lancashire) Division insignia, First World War
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| Active | 1908–1919 1920–1941 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 Territorial Army
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| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division |
| Anniversaries | Gallipoli: 25 April |
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| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Brigadier The O'Donovan Brigadier Philip Bowden-Smith |
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| Identification symbol |
42nd Division insignia, Second World War |
The 125th (Lancashire Fusiliers) Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army that saw active service during both the First and Second World Wars. It was assigned to the 42nd (East Lancashire) Division and served in the Middle East and later in the trenches of the Western Front in the First World War. In the Second World War the brigade, now redesignated 125th Infantry Brigade, fought in Belgium and France before being evacuated at Dunkirk and was then converted into 10th Armoured Brigade.
Throughout its existence the brigade was composed almost entirely of battalions of the Lancashire Fusiliers, except for a few brief months in the early half of the Second World War.
Upon the creation of the Territorial Force in April 1908, the four Volunteer battalions attached to the Lancashire Fusiliers were organised into a brigade within the East Lancashire Division. The battalions were drawn from the Lancashire towns of Bury (5th Battalion), Rochdale (6th Battalion) and Salford (7th and 8th battalions), with Brigade HQ at Preston.
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