The 139th Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Army that saw active service in the First World War with the 46th Division. Later designated the 139th Infantry Brigade, the brigade also saw s
Sherman tanks supporting infantrymen of the 2/5th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, 46th Division, near Coldazzo on the Gothic Line, 30 August 1944.
Robin Hood Battalion
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The Robin Hood Battalion was a unit of the Volunteer Force of the British Army and Territorial Force, later the Territorial Army. The battalion served as infantry during the 1916 Easter Uprising in Du
139th (Sherwood Foresters) Brigade
…part of the North Midland Division. The brigade was composed of four Volunteer battalions of the Sherwood Foresters: the 5th (Derbyshire), 6th, 7th (Robin Hood Rifles) and 8th. King George V inspected the division on 19 February 1915, shortly before its departure for France, and gave permission for the Notts & Derby…
Plaque on the terrace of Nottingham Castle commemorating the raising of the Robin Hood Rifles in 1859
Uniform of the Robin Hood Rifles depicted on a 1939 cigarette card
The Robin Hoods' drill hall in Derby Road, Nottingham.
King George V, escorted by Lieutenant Colonel Reginald B. Rickman and Captain W. Foster MC, talking to Private Denny and the remainder of the 7th (Robin Hood) Battalion, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment (Sherwood Foresters), 59th Division, at Hermin, after the Battle of Bullecourt, 30th March 1918.