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145th Infantry Brigade    145th Brigade consisting of the 4th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, 4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, all territorial units, was mobilised on the outbreak of war in September 1939 and proceeded to France as part of 48th Division. 145th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company was formed in the Brigade in October 1939. In February 1940 4th Berkshires exchanged with the regular 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. The Brigade was evacuated from Dunkirk after suffering heavy losses in the Battle of France. After a time on Home Defence duties, 145th Brigade became a training formation in December 1942, exchanging 1st Buckinghamshire Battalion and 2nd Gloucesters for 6th King's Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment and 5th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 145th Brigade was disbanded in November 1943 with the units transferring to other formations. 24th May 1940 Rear Guard 24th May 1940 On the Move 25th May 1940 On the Move 25th May 1940 Orders 25th May 1940 Rear Guard 25th May 1940 On the Move 26th May 1940 Orders 26th May 1940 Rear Guard 27th May 1940 Under Attack 27th May 1940 In Action 27th May 1940 In Action 27th May 1940 Advance 27th May 1940 In Action 28th May 1940 Consolidation 28th May 1940 In Action 28th May 1940 Under Fire 28th May 1940 Under Fire 28th May 1940 Orders 28th May 1940 In Defence 29th May 1940 Orders to Withdraw 29th May 1940 Orders to Withdraw 29th May 1940 Withdrawal 29th May 1940 Orders 29th May 1940 Surrounded 7th June 1940 Reorganisation 11th June 1940 Reorganisation If you can provide any additional information, especially on actions and locations at specific dates, please add it here. Those known to have served with 145th Infantry Brigade during the Second World War 1939-1945. This page is new, as yet no names have been submitted. The names on this list have been submitted by relatives, friends, neighbours and others who wish to remember them, if you have any names to add or any recollections or photos of those listed, please Add a Name to this List The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. Announcements 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project. Thanks to everyone who has supported us over this time. The Wartime Memories Project has been running for 25 years. If you would like to support us, a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting and admin or this site will vanish from the web. 19th Nov 2024 - Please note we currently have a huge backlog of submitted material, our volunteers are working through this as quickly as possible and all names, stories and photos will be added to the site. If you have already submitted a story to the site and your UID reference number is higher than 264989 your information is still in the queue, please do not resubmit, we are working through them as quickly as possible. Looking for help with Family History Research?   Please read our Family History FAQs The free to access section of The Wartime Memories Project website is run by volunteers and funded by donations from our visitors. If the information here has been helpful or you have enjoyed reaching the stories please conside making a donation, no matter how small, would be much appreciated, annually we need to raise enough funds to pay for our web hosting or this site will vanish from the web. If you enjoy this site please consider making a donation. Want to find out more about your relative's service? Want to know what life was like during the War? Our Library contains an ever growing number diary entries, personal letters and other documents, most transcribed into plain text. Wanted: Digital copies of Group photographs, Scrapbooks, Autograph books, photo albums, newspaper clippings, letters, postcards and ephemera relating to WW2. We would like to obtain digital copies of any documents or photographs relating to WW2 you may have at home. If you have any unwanted photographs, documents or items from the First or Second World War, please do not destroy them. The Wartime Memories Project will give them a good home and ensure that they are used for educational purposes. Please get in touch for the postal address, do not sent them to our PO Box as packages are not accepted. World War 1 One ww1 wwII second 1939 1945 battalion Did you know? We also have a section on The Great War. and a Timecapsule to preserve stories from other conflicts for future generations. Want to know more about 145th Infantry Brigade? There are:27 items tagged 145th Infantry Brigade available in our Library   These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.