| Essex Brigade 161st (Essex) Brigade 161st Infantry Brigade 161st Independent Infantry Brigade | |
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| Active | 1888–1919 1921–1941 1947–1967 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Territorial Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division |
| Engagements | Gallipoli Campaign Senussi Campaign Battle of Romani First Battle of Gaza Second Battle of Gaza Third Battle of Gaza Battle of Megiddo (1918) |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Col Edward Bulfin Brig-Gen Sydney Lawford |
The Essex Brigade, later 161st Brigade and 161st Infantry Brigade, was a volunteer infantry formation of the British Army in existence from 1888 until 1941, and again from 1947. It served at Gallipoli and in Palestine during the First World War and returned to Egypt in the early part of the Second World War before transferring to the British Indian Army and redesignated 161st Indian Infantry Brigade. In peacetime and during the wars the brigade was an integral part of the 54th (East Anglian) Infantry Division and contained mostly battalions of the Essex Regiment.