| Unit Name: | 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade |
| Dates: | 1940 – 26 November 1940 |
| Type: | Armoured |
| Size: | Brigade |
| Command Structure: | RAC |
| Battles: | Battle of France |
| Notable Commanders: | Brigadier C.W. Norman |
| 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade | |
| Date: | March 1940 |
| Parent: | GHQ BEF |
| Subordinate: | 1st East Riding Yeomanry |
| 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade | |
| Date: | November 1940 |
| Parent: | HQ Eastern Command |
| Subordinate: | 1st East Riding Yeomanry 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards 13th/18th Royal Hussars |
The 1st Armoured Reconnaissance Brigade was a regular British Army unit during the Second World War.
Formed in France in 1940 from the RAC Regiments from the regular divisions. The brigade saw action during the Battle of France. On 26 November 1940 it was converted into the 27th Armoured Brigade.
The Order of battle of the brigade during the war was:[1] (day/month/year), units in order of precedence.