Forester Brigade

After the Second World War there were 14 infantry depots, each bearing a letter. The depots were territorially aligned, and Infantry Depot F at Strensall was aligned with the Regiments from the Midlands. In 1948, the depots switched to names and this depot became the Midland Brigade, with all regiments being reduced to a single battalion at the same time.

The Midland Brigade was formally formed on 14th July, 1948 as an administrative apparatus for infantry regiments from the Midlands:

• The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment
• The Royal Leicestershire Regiment
• The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)

In 1958, the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment was transferred to the East Anglian Brigade. At the same time, the Midland Brigade was renamed as the Forester Brigade. In 1963, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment was moved to the Fusilier Brigade, while the following year the Royal Leicestershire Regiment joined the East Anglian Brigade and the Sherwood Foresters moved to the Mercian Brigade. With this, the Forester Brigade was disbanded.