▁brig ade ▁by ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁and ▁ 5 th ▁batt al ions ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Regiment , ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 6 6 th ▁( S outh ▁Lanc ash ire ) ▁Infantry ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁The ▁ 4 th ▁Battalion , ▁Lo yal ▁Regiment ▁( N orth ▁Lanc ash ire ) ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁Royal ▁Engine ers ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁ 6 2 nd ▁( Lo y als ) ▁Search light ▁Regiment ▁and ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Battalion ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁reconna issance ▁motor cycle ▁batt alion ▁when ▁the ▁ 5 5 th ▁Division ▁was ▁re organ ised ▁as ▁a ▁motor ised ▁inf antry ▁division ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 6 4 th ▁Brigade ▁was ▁dis band ed . ▁ ▁It ▁was , ▁however , ▁reform ed ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 3 9 , ▁now ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 6 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Brigade , ▁when ▁the ▁ 5 5 th ▁Division ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁duplicate ▁division , ▁the ▁ 5 9 th ▁( St aff ord shire ) ▁Infantry ▁Division . ▁The ▁ 1 6 4 th ▁Brigade ▁again ▁came ▁under ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 5 th ▁( West ▁Lanc ash ire ) ▁Infantry ▁Division . ▁ ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁The ▁brig ade ▁again ▁served ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁with ▁the ▁division ▁throughout ▁the ▁war ▁and , ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁no ▁longer ▁was ▁an ▁oper ational ▁formation ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁over se as . ▁In ▁January ▁