History

The 143rd Infantry Brigade was originally formed in World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 as a part of the Territorial Army's 48th (South Midland) Division

48th (South Midland) Division

The British 48th Division was a Territorial Force division. Originally called the 'South Midland Division', it was redesignated as the 48th Division in 1915.- 1914 - 1918 :...

, and served with that Division in both world wars. A key precursor was the formation of the Warwickshire Brigade in 1906.

143 (West Midlands) Brigade, as it is now known, is a regional brigade of the 5th Division, based at Copthorne Barracks in Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...

. The Brigade was re-raised in 1984, moving to Shrewsbury in 1986. It finally settled into its current formation in 1991, taking on responsibility for the Army in Shropshire, Staffordshire, Hereford and Worcester, Warwickshire and the West Midlands. TA

TA

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 units include:

Current Formation

• Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry
  Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry
  The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry is a yeomanry regiment of the United Kingdom's Territorial Army. It currently serves in the armoured replacement role, providing replacement tank crews for regular armoured regiments....
  
   (Armoured)
• 4th Battalion Mercian Regiment
  Mercian Regiment
  The Mercian Regiment is an infantry regiment of the British Army, formed by the amalgamation of three existing regiments on 1 September 2007.The regiment has three regular army battalion's and one Territorial Army or reserve battalion...