78th Brigade (United Kingdom)

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The 78th Brigade was a formation of the British Army. It was raised as part of the new army also known as Kitchener's Army and assigned to the 26th Division and served on the Western Front and the Macedonian Front during the First World War.

The 78th Brigade participated in the Battle of Doiran in August 1916, during which the 7th Battalion of the Oxfordshire_&_Buckinghamshire_Light_Infantry took Horseshoe Hill.[1][2]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Worcestershire Regiment (29th/36th of Foot)". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  2. ^ "2nd Lieut. JTS Hoey - Croix de Guerre". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Worcestershire Regiment (29th/36th of Foot)". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
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