It was one of the New Army or Kitchener's Army brigades, and assigned to the 12th (Eastern) Division and served on the Western Front during the First World War.

The brigade was raised as a duplicate of the 131st Infantry Brigade and consisted of three 2nd Line battalions of the Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey).

The brigade again served with the 12th (Eastern) Infantry Division and was sent with the division to France in 1940 to join the rest of the British Expeditionary Force.

The division and brigade both suffered very heavy casualties during the Battle of France and had to be evacuated to England.

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