Indian Divisions in Mesopotamia

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Indian divisions formed for service in the 1st World War were composed of battalions of the Regular British Army the British Territorial Force and the BritishIndian Army. The following units saw action in the Mesopotamia Campaign.

6th (Poona) Division

Commanding Officer, Maj-Gen Sir Arthur Barrett
16th Indian Infantry Brigade

17th Indian Infantry Brigade

18th Indian Infantry Brigade

Divisional Artillery

Divisional troops

12th Indian Division

12th Indian Brigade
Commanding Officer, Brigadier K E Lean

30th Indian Brigade
Commanding Officer, Major General C J Melliss

33rd Indian Brigade
Commanding Officer, Brigadier R Wapshare

Divisional Cavalry

Divisional Artillery

  • 86 Heavy Bty Royal Garrison Artillery
  • 104 Heavy Bty Royal Garrison Artillery

1/5th Hants Howitzer Bty Royal Field Artillery
Divisional Engineers

  • 12 Field Coy Sirmur Imperial Service Coy, Sappers & Miners
  • 12 Div Signal Coy

14th Indian Division

35th Brigade

  • 1/5th Btn Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
  • 37th Dogras
  • 102nd Grenadiers
  • 2/4th Gurkha Rifles

36th Brigade
(Garrison of Baghdad city)

  • 1/4th Btn Hampshire Regiment
  • 26th Punjabis
  • 62nd Punjabis
  • 82nd Punjabis

37th Brigade

  • 2nd Btn Norfolk Regiment
  • 67th Punjabis
  • 1/2nd Gurkha Rifles
  • 2/9th Gurkha Rifles

Artillery

  • 13th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
  • C/69th Howitzer battery

15th Indian Division

12th Indian Infantry Brigade

  • 1/5th Bn. Queen's Royal Regiment
  • 1st Bn. 90th Punjabis
  • 1st Bn. 43rd Erinpura Regiment
  • 2nd Bn. 39th Garhwal Rifles
  • 128 M.G. Coy
  • 12 Lt. T.M. Bty

42nd Indian Infantry Brigade

  • 1/4th Bn. Dorset Regiment
  • 2nd Bn. 5th Gurkha Rifles
  • 2nd Bn. 6th Gurkha Rifles
  • 1st Bn. 5th Gurkha Rifles
  • 130 M.G. Coy
  • 42 Lt. T.M. Bty

50th Indian Infantry Brigade

  • 1st Bn. Ox & Bucks
  • 1st Bn. 6th Jat Light Infantry
  • 1st Bn. 14th Ferozepore Sikhs
  • 1st Bn. 97th Deccan Infantry
  • 256 M.G. Coy
  • 50 Lt. T.M. Bty

Divisional Artillery

  • CCXXII Brigade RFA
  • 375 Bty. RFA
  • 1070 Bty. RFA
  • 1072 Bty. RFA
  • 429 (Howitzer) Bty. RFA
  • CCXV Brigade RFA
  • 1087 Bty. RFA
  • 1088 Bty. RFA
  • 816 Bty. RFA
  • 524 (Howitzer) Bty. RFA
  • Volunteer Battery

Divisional troops

  • 22nd Cavalry (Frontier Force)
  • 448 Field Company RE
  • 450 Field Company RE
  • 451 Field Company RE
  • 48th Pioneers
  • 275 M.G. Coy