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*22 Co. 3rd Sappers and Miners
*22 Co. 3rd Sappers and Miners
*[[48th Bengal Pioneers|48th Pioneers]]
*[[48th Bengal Pioneers|48th Pioneers]]
== 12th Indian Division ==
'''12th Indian Brigade'''<br>
''Commanding Officer, Brigadier K E Lean''<br>
*2nd Btn [[50th Regiment of Foot|Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment]]
*[[4th Regiment of Rajput Infantry|4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs]]
*[[Mhairwara Battalion|44th Merwara Infantry]]
*[[90th Punjab Regiment|90th Punjabis]]<br>
'''30th Indian Brigade'''<br>
''Commanding Officer, Major General C J Melliss''
*[[24th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|24th Punjabis]]
*[[76th Punjab Regiment|76th Punjabis]]
*2nd Btn [[43rd Gurkha Rifles|7th Gurkha Rifles]]
'''33rd Indian Brigade'''<br>
''Commanding Officer, Brigadier R Wapshare''<br>
*1/4th Btn [http://www.1914-1918.net/hants.htm Hampshire Regiment]
*[[11th Regiment of Rajput Infantry|11th Rajputs]]
*[[66th Punjab Regiment|66th Punjabis]]
*[[67th Punjab Regiment|67th Punjabis]]<br>
'''Divisional Cavalry'''
*Two sqns [[33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry]]<br>
'''Divisional Artillery'''
*86 Heavy Bty Royal Garrison Artillery
*104 Heavy Bty Royal Garrison Artillery
1/5th Hants Howitzer Bty Royal Field Artillery<br>
'''Divisional Engineers'''<br>
*12 Field Coy Sirmur Imperial Service Coy, Sappers & Miners
*12 Div Signal Coy


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 13:55, 14 June 2010

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This event is part of the First World War

Synopsis

The Mesopotamia Campaign was fought from November 1914 to November 1918 between the Allies represented by the British Empire, mostly troops from the Indian Empire, and the Central Powers, mostly of the Ottoman Empire.

Related articles

For further details of events during this period see the following articles
Fao Landing 6 November 1914

6th (Poona) Division

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

External links

Historical books online