Staffordshire Brigade
| Staffordshire Brigade 137th (Staffordshire) Brigade |
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|---|---|
| Active | 1888–1936 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom
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| Branch |
 Territorial Army
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| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 46th (North Midland) Division |
| Engagements |
Hohenzollern Redoubt Gommecourt Battle of the St Quentin Canal Hundred Days Offensive |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders |
Brig-Gen J.V. Campbell, VC |
The Staffordshire Brigade (later 137th Brigade) was a volunteer infantry brigade formation of the British Army from 1888 to 1936. It saw active service on the Western Front in World War I, including the attacks on the Hohenzollern Redoubt and the Gommecourt Salient, and the assault crossing of the St Quentin Canal, 'a most remarkable feat of arms'.
The Staffordshire Brigade had its origin in the Stanhope Memorandum of 1888. This proposed a Mobilisation Scheme for units of the Volunteer Force, which would assemble by brigades at key points in case of war. In peacetime the brigades provided a structure for collective training. Under this scheme the Volunteer Battalions of the South Staffordshire Regiment and the Prince of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) would assemble at Wolverhampton. The brigade commander and his Aide-de-Camp were retired Regular officers on the Reserve list, while the other staff were Volunteer officers drawn from the constituent battalions. The Staffordshire Brigade was organised as follows:
The brigade formed part of Northern Command, and was commanded by the following officers:
Under the Haldane Reforms, the former Volunteers were subsumed into the Territorial Force (TF) in 1908. The 1st VB of the South Staffordshires was converted into the North Midland Divisional Engineers, the remainder of the brigade were renumbered 5th and 6th battalions in sequence after the Regular and Special Reserve battalions of their parent regiments. The Staffordshire Brigade was assigned to the North Midland Division of the TF.
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