228th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)

228th Brigade (228 Bde) was a formation of the British Army in both the First and Second World Wars.

228th Brigade was created on 26 February 1917 as a formation of Army Troops within the British Salonika Army under Brigadier General W. C. Ross[1][2][3] The following units served in the brigade:[3] Although an independent formation, 228 Bde was always associated with 28th Division.

[3] It was formed of garrison battalions, which were not normally expected to serve in the front line due to the men's age or low medical category.

[10] One staff officer wrote: 'Physically the brigade was in a terrible state.

[12] On 30 September 1918, during the final Allied offensive on the Salonika front, 228 Bde came under the command of the Greek Crete Division.