38th (Irish) Brigade

38th (Irish) Brigade
38th (Irish) Brigade & HQ Northern Ireland
38th Infantry Brigade
Brigade insignia
Active1942–1947
2007–present
Country United Kingdom
Branch British Army
SizeBrigade
Part ofRegional Command
Garrison/HQThiepval Barracks, Lisburn
Motto(s)"Ubique et Semper Fidelis"
Engagements
Commanders
Current
commander
Brigadier Jamie Murray[1]
Notable
commanders
Morgan John Winthrop O'Donovan

The 38th (Irish) Brigade, is a brigade formation of the British Army that served in the Second World War. It was composed of North Irish line infantry regiments and served with distinction in the Tunisian and Italian Campaigns. Following the end of the war, the brigade was disbanded, but was reformed in sixty years later in 2007 and remains the regional formation for Northern Ireland.

  1. ^ Mackie, Colin (21 October 2019). "Generals October 2019" (PDF). gulabin.com. Colin Mackie. Retrieved 21 October 2019. Brigadier Brigadier Jamie Murray (late Royal Gurkha Rifles): Commander, 38th (Irish) Brigade, September 2019

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