2nd Infantry Brigade (New Zealand)

2nd Infantry Brigade
Active1916–1919; 1924–1964
Country New Zealand
Branch New Zealand Military Forces
TypeInfantry
Part ofNew Zealand Division
EngagementsFirst World War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
William Garnett Braithwaite
Robert Young
Herbert Ernest Hart
Hugh Stewart

The 2nd Infantry Brigade was a formation of the New Zealand Military Forces raised for service abroad with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the First World War. As part of the New Zealand Division, it participated in several major battles on the Western Front from 1916 to 1918 before being disbanded in 1919. There was also a 2nd Infantry Brigade in the New Zealand Territorial Force that existed from 1924 to 1964.


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