After the Second World War the British Army had fourteen infantry depots, each bearing a letter. Infantry Depot J at Farnborough, Hants was the headquarters for the six English light infantry regiments.[1]
In 1948, the depots adopted names and this depot became the Light Infantry Brigade, with all regiments being reduced to a single battalion at the same time. The Light Infantry Brigade was formed on 14 July 1948, combining the depots of the following regiments:[2]
From 1958 all regiments adopted a common brigade cap badge, a silver bugle-horn.[5] From 1960 the Light Infantry Brigade was based at Copthorne Barracks in Shropshire.[6]