221st Mixed Brigade

221st Mixed Brigade
221st Mixed Brigade
Active	1914–1919
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Infantry Brigade
Role	Home Defence
Part of	Scottish Coast Defences; Southern Army; Eastern Command

221st Mixed Brigade was a Scottish Home Service formation of the British Army that served under various titles throughout World War I.

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Lothian Brigade (1914)
Parent unit	Scottish Coastal Defences
Components	4th Battalion, Royal Scots 5th Battalion, Royal Scots 6th Battalion, Royal Scots 7th Battalion, Royal Scots 8th Battalion, Royal Scots 9th (Highlanders) Battalion, Royal Scots 8th (Lanark) Battalion, Highland Light Infantry

1st Provisional Brigade (1915)
Parent unit	Scottish Coastal Defences
Components	3rd Scottish Provisional Battalion 9th Scottish Provisional Battalion 11th Scottish Provisional Battalion 18th (Reserve) Battalion, Royal Scots

221st Mixed Brigade (1918)
Parent unit	Cyclist Division, Eastern Command
Components	13th (Home Service) Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers 15th Battalion, Cameronians 21st Battalion, Highland Light Infantry 16th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders 221st Brigade Train 329th (Lowland) Field Ambulance 1203rd (Lowland) Battery and Ammunition Column