28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade


The 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade was a Commonwealth formation of the 1st Commonwealth Division that served in Korea from 1952 to 1954.

History

The Brigade was constituted from the UK 28th Infantry Brigade, which had arrived in Hong Kong from the United Kingdom in 1949, to join the 40th Infantry Division. Formed in Korea in April 1951, it took the title '28th Commonwealth Brigade' replacing 27th Commonwealth Brigade in the 1st Commonwealth Division, and served right through the war, until leaving in 1954. It comprised two British and two Australian infantry battalions and 16th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery.

Commanders

Command of the brigade was shared by Australia and the United Kingdom.
CommanderCountryDates
Brigadier G. Taylor, CBE, DSOUnited KingdomApril 1951 to October 1951
Lieutenant Colonel J.F.M MacDonald, DSO, OBEUnited KingdomOctober 1951 to June 1952
Brigadier T.J Daly, DSO, OBEAustraliaJune 1952 to March 1953
Brigadier J.G.N Wilton, DSO, OBEAustraliaMarch 1953 to February 1954
Brigadier I.T Murdoch, OBEAustraliaFebruary 1954 to August 1954

Order of battle

UK Units