 The brigade (without its Devon or Cornwall battalions) did see action during the of World War II, distinguishing itself at actions such as Operation Jupiter (Hill 112), the capture of Mont Pinçon, Operation Market Garden, at 'Dorset Wood' and at Hengelo.As 130 (West Country) Brigade it continued in the postwar TA until 1961.The Stanhope Memorandum of December 1888 proposed a comprehensive Mobilisation Scheme for the part-time Volunteer units, which would assemble in their own brigades at key points in case of war.