It was formed in France in August 1915 with two Guards battalions already on the Continent and another two from England.

It served with the Guards Division on the Western Front for the rest of the war.

The 2nd Guards Brigade was formed at Lumbres, near St Omer, France[1] between 19 and 25 August 1915.

[1] In February 1918, British[a] divisions on the Western Front were reduced from a 12-battalion to a 9-battalion basis (brigades from four to three battalions).

Battalions started returning to England on 20 February 1919 and the last units had completed the move by 29 April.