▁( August ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 5 ) ▁ 1 / 5 th ▁Battalion , ▁King ' s ▁( L iver pool ▁Regiment ) ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 5 ) ▁ 1 / 7 th ▁Battalion , ▁King ' s ▁( L iver pool ▁Regiment ) ▁( M arch ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 5 ) ▁ 1 / 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁H ert ford shire ▁Regiment ▁( August ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 6 ) ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 th ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁F us ili ers ▁joined ▁the ▁brig ade ▁from ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Brigade ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Infantry ▁Brigade ▁was , ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁war , ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Division , ▁although ▁with ▁a ▁very ▁different ▁composition . ▁In ▁October ▁the ▁brig ade , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Brig ad ier ▁No el ▁Ir win , ▁moved ▁with ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁division ▁to ▁France ▁to ▁become ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Force ▁( BE F ). ▁The ▁brig ade ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁short ▁Battle ▁of ▁France ▁fighting ▁at ▁the ▁Batt les ▁of ▁The ▁D yle , ▁St