28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade

28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade
Active	1951–1954
Country	United Kingdom Australia New Zealand
Branch	British Army Australian Army New Zealand Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Infantry Brigade of the 1st Commonwealth Division
Size	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.

Commander	Country	Dates
Brigadier G. Taylor, CBE, DSO	United Kingdom	April 1951 to October 1951
Lieutenant Colonel (Acting Brigadier) J.F.M MacDonald, DSO, OBE	United Kingdom	October 1951 to June 1952
Brigadier T.J Daly, DSO, OBE	Australia	June 1952 to March 1953
Brigadier J.G.N Wilton, DSO, OBE	Australia	March 1953 to February 1954
Brigadier I.T Murdoch, OBE	Australia	February 1954 to August 1954

Order of battle

UK Units

• 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers, July 1951 – August 1952
• 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry, July 1951 – September 1952
• 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, August 1952 – July 1953
• 1st Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, September 1952 – July 1953

Australian Units

• 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (3 RAR), September 1950 – July 1953
• 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (1 RAR), June 1952 – March 1953
• 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (2 RAR), April 1953 – July 1953

New Zealand Units

• 16th Field Regiment, Royal New Zealand Artillery, April 1951 – 1954