The brigade was formed from battalions transferred directly from India so time was needed for them to become acclimatized.

It remained with the division for the rest of the war, taking part in the action at Fat-ha Gorge on the Little Zab (23–26 October 1918) and the Battle of Sharqat (28–30 October 1918).

[1] At the end of the war, the 18th Division was chosen to form part of the occupation force for Iraq.

The division, and the brigade, was broken up in the following year.

On 2 March 1918, Brigadier-General G. M. Morris took command.