Indian Army during World War I order of battle
Indian Army during World War I order of battle
see Indian Army during World War I for further details on campaigns and structure
India based formations
North West Frontier
- 1st (Peshawar) Division
- 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division
- 3rd Lahore Divisional Area
- 4th (Quetta) Division
- 7th Meerut Divisional Area
- 16th Indian Division
- Bannu Brigade
- Derajat Brigade
- Kohat Brigade[1]
Southern India
Internal Security and training
- 5th (Mhow) Division
- 6th Poona Divisional Area
- 8th (Lucknow) Division
- 9th (Secunderabad) Division[1]
Other locations
On internal security or as a guard force
- Burma Division
- Aden Brigade
- South Persia Brigade[1]
Indian Expeditionary Forces
Western Front
- Indian Cavalry Corps
- 1st Indian Cavalry Division (in 1916 renamed 4th Cavalry Division)
- 2nd Indian Cavalry Division (in 1916 renamed 5th Cavalry Division)
- Indian Corps
- 3rd (Lahore) Division (redeployed to Mesopotamia in 1915)
- 7th (Meerut) Division (redeployed to Mesopotamia in 1915)[1]
East Africa Campaign
- 27th (Bangalore) Brigade[1]
- Imperial Service Infantry Brigade
East Africa Campaign
- 29th Punjabis and half battalions from the Princely states of
- Jind
- Bharatpur
- Kapurthala
- Rampur
- 15 pounder artillery battery
- 10 pounder mountain artillery battery
- Maxim gun battery
- Field Ambulance[1]
- Cavalry Division
- 3rd (Lahore) Division
- 6th (Poona) Division
- 7th (Meerut) Division
- 12th Indian Division
- 14th Indian Division
- 15th Indian Division
- 17th Indian Division
- 18th Indian Division[1]
- 4th Cavalry Division
- 5th Cavalry Division
- 3rd (Lahore) Division
- 7th (Meerut) Division[1]
- 10th Indian Division
- 11th Indian Division
- 22nd (Lucknow) Brigade[1]
- 29th Brigade[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sumner, p.9
- ^ Nafziger, George. "British Force "D" as Reorganized by the Government of India 1 April 1915" (PDF). U.S. Army Combined Arms Research Library. Archived 8 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine
Bibliography
- Sumner, Ian (2001). The Indian Army 1914–1947. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-196-6.
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Indian Army Divisions in World War I
- 1st (Peshawar)
- 2nd (Rawalpindi)
- 3rd (Lahore)
- 4th (Quetta)
- 5th (Mhow)
- 6th (Poona)
- 7th (Meerut)
- 8th (Lucknow)
- 9th (Secunderabad)
- Burma
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