be rotated at the end of their tenure. Units which formed under the brigade during the war included: 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, Mobilisation—12 May 1941 / 30 May 1941 – 14 October 1944 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment, Mobilisation—16 October 1939 / 7 May 1945 – 31 August 1945 1st Battalion, Welch Regiment, Mobilisation—6 November 1939 1st Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters, Mobilisation—6 January 1940 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own), 15 October 1939 – 6 January 1940 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment, 16 October 1939 – 5 December 1939 1st Battalion, Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment), 28 December 1939 – 15 January 1940 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 17 January 1940 – 15 May 1941 / 30 May 1941 – 11 June 1941 2nd Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), 24 January 1940 – 22 October 1944 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster), 11 June 1941 – 25 September 1943 / 15 October 1944 – 28 October 1944 1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers, 15 October 1944 – 28 October 1944 1st Battalion, Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), 23 October 1944 – 5 August 1945 2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment, 29 October 1944 – 31 August 1945 1st Battalion, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, 29 October 1944 – 31 August 1945 4th Battalion, Border Regiment, 29 October 1944 – 20 February 1945 1st Battalion, King's Regiment (Liverpool), 6 May 1945 – 31 August 1945 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, 27 May 1945 – 31 August 1945 16th Infantry Brigade Anti-Tank Company, 20 September 1941 – 28 February 1942 During the period 26 February 1942 to 7 February 1943, when the brigade went to Ceylon, the following additional units were under its command: 51st (Westmorland and Cumberland) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery 2 Field Company, Royal Engineers 61 Company, Royal Army Service Corps 215th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps In September 1943 the brigade was re-organised for Long-range penetration role under Special Force. During this period, the brigade controlled (in addition to their regular units): 45th (South Western) Reconnaissance Regiment, Reconnaissance Corps — Forming 45 & 54 Columns, under command from 16 September 1943 – 17 October 1944 as infantry 2nd Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) — Forming 21 & 22 Columns 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment — Forming 17 & 71 Columns 51st/69th Infantry Regiment, Royal Artillery — Forming 51 & 69 Columns, under command from 18 October 1943