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

Southern India

Internal Security and training

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
  • Indian Corps
    • 3rd (Lahore) Division (redeployed to Mesopotamia in 1915)
    • 7th (Meerut) Division (redeployed to Mesopotamia in 1915)[1]

East Africa Campaign

East Africa Campaign

Mesopotamia Campaign

British Indian Army Expeditionary Force D as organized 1 April 1915[2]

Sinai and Palestine Campaign

  • 4th Cavalry Division
  • 5th Cavalry Division
  • 3rd (Lahore) Division
  • 7th (Meerut) Division[1]

Suez Canal

Gallipoli Campaign

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sumner, p.9
  2. ^ 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
Pre-war
  • 1st (Peshawar)
  • 2nd (Rawalpindi)
  • 3rd (Lahore)
  • 4th (Quetta)
  • 5th (Mhow)
  • 6th (Poona)
  • 7th (Meerut)
  • 8th (Lucknow)
  • 9th (Secunderabad)
  • Burma
War-formed
Divisional Areas
Cavalry
Infantry