The 131st Infantry Brigade, originally the Surrey Brigade was an infantry formation of Britain's Territorial Army that saw service during both the First and the Second World Wars. In the First World W
An infantry section from 'B' Company of the 1/6th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment try out their collapsible boats in a farmyard in preparation for crossing the Volturno river, Italy, 8 October 1943.
Infantrymen of the 1/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment occupy a captured German trench at Laar during the drive on Hertogenbosch, Holland, 24 October 1944.
Snow-suited troops of 131st Brigade, 7th Armoured Division, in Universal Carriers drive past German POWs in Echt, 18 January 1945.
Lashmer Whistler
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General Sir Lashmer Gordon Whistler,, known as "Bolo", was a British Army officer who served in both the world wars. A junior officer during the First World War, during the Second World War he achieve
131st Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
…Lieutenant-Colonel L.C. East (Acting, from 17 to 29 November 1942) Brigadier L.G. Whistler (from 29 November 1942 until 14 July 1943, again from 26 July 1943 until 28 January 1944) Lieutenant-Colonel R.N. Thicknesse (Acting, from 14 to 26…
Infantry advance during the Battle of El Alamein.
Sherman tank of the Royal Scots Greys carrying men of the 1/6th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment during mopping up operations in Torre Annunciata, Italy, 1 October 1943.
Men of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment advancing through a wheatfield during the final assault on Caen, 9 July 1944. During the preliminary bombardment, 450 Royal Air Force (RAF) heavy bombers had dropped 2,500 tons on the town.
A reconnaissance patrol from the 1st Battalion, Suffolk Regiment return to the lines during operations to capture a castle on the banks of the Maas near Geijsteren, 1 December 1944.