The Irgun did not rule out joining the British army and the Jewish Brigade.
After the Palestine campaign began in 1917, the regiment joined the 234th Brigade, 75th Division.
From May 1918 the following battalions joined the Brigade.
Nolan had explicitly asked to join the Brigade for the fight, and was allowed to.
"So you want to join the Brigade, do you?"
Towards the end of the war, Alfred joined the Jewish Brigade.
This cost him his chance to join the Brigade de Savoie.
Later that month the battalion joined the 4th (Guards) Brigade of the 2nd Division.
He'd learned some in school, mostly beaten in with a switch, and more since joining the Brigade, which had ways of training harsher yet.
Maybe we weren't so cursed smart, joining the Brigade.