kəmˈændᵻd baɪ bɹˌɪɡɐdˈɪɹ ˈɛn.ˈaɪ. wˈɪɾi, ðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θˈɜːd bɹɪɡˈeɪd wʌz sˈɛnt tə fɹˈæns wɪððə ɹˈɛst ʌv fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹθ dᵻvˈɪʒən æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ˌɛkspədˈɪʃənˌɛɹi fˈoːɹs bˌiːˌiːˈɛf, lˈændɪŋ ˌɔn nˈaɪn ˈeɪpɹəl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi.
Commanded by Brigadier N.I. Whitty, the 133rd Brigade was sent to France with the rest of 44th Division as part of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF), landing on 9 April 1940.