The Great War
The Inter-War Period
In the 1930s, it was mechanised and became a unit of the Royal Armoured Corps.
The Second World War
Due to the poor availability of armoured vehicles and tanks at the start of the Second World War, some units were formed to create Motor Machine Gun Brigades. This unit joined the 3rd MMG Bde on 23 June 1940 and remained with it under reorganised as the 28th Armoured Brigade on 01 December 1940.