Zakha Khel Expedition 1908

Zakha Khel Expedition 1908
Part of North West Frontier Campaigns 1849-1947
Date:	February 1908
Location:	Khyber Agency, NWF
Presidency:	Bengal
Co-ordinates:	approx 34.00271°N 71.178358°E
Result:	Submission of tribes
Combatants
British & Indians	Zakha Khel Afridi tribesmen
Commanders
Maj-Gen Sir James Willcocks KCMG CB DSO
Strength
Casualties

Alternative spelling Zakka Khel
Also known as the Bazar Valley Campaign 1908

Zakha Khel Field Force 1908

First Brigade
Brig-Gen C A Anderson

• 1st Btn Royal Warwickshire Regiment
• 53rd Sikhs
• 59th Scinde Rifles
• 2nd Btn 5th Gurkhas
• Sections A & B No1 British Field Hospital
• No 101 Native Field Hospital
• Sections A & B No 102 Native Field Hospital
• Brigade Supply Column
  

Second Brigade
Maj-Gen A A Barrett

• 1st Btn Seaforth Highlanders
• 28th Punjabis
• 45th Sikhs
• 54th Sikhs
• Sections C & D No1 British Field Hospital
• No 103 Native Field Hospital
• Sections C & D No 102 Native Field Hospital
• Brigade Supply Column
  

Third Brigade (Reserve)
Maj-Gen Watkis

• 1st Btn Royal Munster Fusiliers
• 55th Coke's Rifles
• 1st Btn 6th Gurkhas
• 23rd Peshawar Mountain Battery
• Sections A & B No 2 British Field Hospital
• No 112 Native Field Hospital
• Sections A & B No 113 Native Field Hospital
• Brigade Supply Column
  

Divisional Troops

• Two Squadrons 19th Lancers
• Two Squadrons 37th Lancers
• No 3 Mountain Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
• 22nd Dejarat Mountain Battery
• Nos 6 Coy 1st Sappers and Miners
• Three Sections Nos 9 Coy 2nd Sappers and Miners
• 23rd Sikh Pioneers
• 25th Punjabis
• No 105 Native Field Hospital

British Library holdings

• The Zakka Khel and Mohmand Expeditions. Compiled and edited by C. V. Miles ... Being a detailed account of the field operations against these tribes and containing both the official and press version of the expeditions, also giving a list of casualties, and recommendations for rewards, &c.
• (Parliamentary Papers) East India (North-West Frontier) : Papers regarding I. Orakzais: request of certain clans to be taken under British administration. II. Zakka Khel Afridis: operations. III. Mohmands: operations / presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of His Majesty. 1908

Note, it is possible the text for Part II may be the same as that available online below

External Links

• North West Frontier Military History Wikipedia
  
• NWF Expeditions www.antiquesatoz.com
  
• Bazar Valley Campaign 1908 Wikipedia
  
• Details of the book North West Frontier 1908:The Zakka Khel and Mohmand Campaigns by Peter Duckers , published by Spink (Medal Dealers) 2006. Contains detailed listings of Honours and Awards to both British and Indian units, detailed Casualty lists etc. Available through some Medal dealers, eg Dixons Medals.

Historical Books on-line

• Frontier and Overseas Expeditions from India Volume 2 Supplement A ,Operations against the Zakka Khel Afridis Intelligence Branch Army Headquarters India 1908 Archive.org. (Requires a Djvu plug in)
  • page 30 of the file contains a list of killed and wounded

Recommended Reading

Campaigns of the North-West Frontier by Capt H.L.Nevill DSO 1916
Reprinted by The Naval & Military Press Ltd 2005
ISBN 1-845741-87-0