Indian Divisions in Mesopotamia: Difference between revisions

From FIBIwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Create page
 
Amend category link
 
(12 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
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 British[[ Indian Army]].
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 British[[ Indian Army]]. The following units saw action in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]].


==6th (Poona) Division ==
''Commanding Officer, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Barrett_(Indian_Army_officer) Maj-Gen Sir Arthur Barrett]''<br>
'''16th Indian Infantry Brigade'''<br>
*2nd Btn [[39th Regiment of Foot|Dorsetshire Regiment]]
*1st Bn. [[8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry]] (Brownlow's Punjabis)
*1st Btn [[104th Wellesley’s Rifles]]
*1st Btn [[117th Mahrattas]]<br>
'''17th Indian Infantry Brigade'''<br>
*1st Btn [[52nd Regiment of Foot|Ox & Bucks Light Infantry]]
*1st Btn [[119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment)]]
*1st Btn [[103rd Mahratta Light Infantry]]
*1st Btn [[22nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry|22nd Punjabis]]<br>
'''18th Indian Infantry Brigade'''
*2nd Btn [[9th Regiment of Foot|Norfolk Regiment]]
*1st Btn [[110th Mahratta Light Infantry]]
*1st Btn [[120th Rajputana Infantry]]
*1st Btn [[7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajput Regiment of Bengal Infantry|7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajputs]]<br>
'''Divisional Artillery'''<br>
*X Brigade Royal Field Artillery
*76 Bty. Royal Field Artillery
*82 Bty. Royal Field Artillery
*63 Bty. Royal Field Artillery
*1st Indian Mountain Artillery Brigade
*[[Peshawar Mountain Battery|23rd (Peshawar) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)]]
*30th Mountain Battery<br>
'''Divisional troops'''<br>
*[[33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry]]
*17 Co. 3rd Sappers and Miners
*22 Co. 3rd Sappers and Miners
*[[48th Bengal Pioneers|48th Pioneers]]


==7th (Meerut) Division ==
'''19th Brigade'''<br>
*1st Btn [[72nd Regiment of Foot|Seaforth Highlanders]]
*[[28th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|28th Punjabis]]
*[[92nd Punjab Regiment|92nd Punjabis]]
*[[125th Napier's Rifles]]<br>
'''21st Brigade'''
*1st Btn [[42nd Regiment of Foot|The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)]]
*1st Btn [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force|Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Infantry]]
*[[8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|20th Punjabis]]
*1st Battalion [[44th Gurkha Rifles|8th Gurkha Rifles]]<br>
'''28th Brigade'''
*2nd Btn [[17th Regiment of Foot|The Leicestershire Regiment]]
*[[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)]]
*[[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force)]]
*[[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|56th Punjab Rifles]]
== 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
== 14th Indian Division ==
'''35th Brigade'''
*1/5th Btn [[3rd Regiment of Foot|Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)]]
*[[37th Regiment of Dogra Infantry|37th Dogras]]
*[[102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers|102nd Grenadiers]]
*2/[[4th Gurkha Rifles]]<br>
'''36th Brigade'''<br>
(Garrison of Baghdad city)
*1/4th Btn [http://www.1914-1918.net/hants.htm Hampshire Regiment]
*[[26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|26th Punjabis]]
*[[62nd Punjab Regiment|62nd Punjabis]]
*[[82nd Punjab Regiment|82nd Punjabis]]<br>
'''37th Brigade'''
*2nd Btn [[22nd Regiment of Foot|Norfolk Regiment]]
*[[67th Punjab Regiment|67th Punjabis]]
*1/[[2nd Gurkha Rifles]]
*2/[[9th Gurkha Rifles]]<br>
'''Artillery'''
*13th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
*C/69th Howitzer battery
== 15th Indian Division ==
'''12th Indian Infantry Brigade'''
*1/5th Bn. [[2nd Regiment of Foot|Queen's Royal Regiment]]
*1st Bn. [[90th Punjab Regiment|90th Punjabis]]
*1st Bn. [[43rd Erinpura Regiment]]
*2nd Bn. [[39th (The Garhwal Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry|39th Garhwal Rifles]]
*128 M.G. Coy
*12 Lt. T.M. Bty<br>
'''42nd Indian Infantry Brigade'''
*1/4th Bn. [[39th Regiment of Foot|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<br>
'''50th Indian Infantry Brigade'''
*1st Btn [[52nd Regiment of Foot|Ox & Bucks Light Infantry]]
*1st Btn [[6th Regiment of Jat Light Infantry|6th Jat Light Infantry]]
*1st Btn [[14th (Ferozepore) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|14th Ferozepore Sikhs]]
*1st Btn [[4th Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent|97th Deccan Infantry]]
*256 M.G. Coy
*50 Lt. T.M. Bty<br>
'''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<br>
'''Divisional troops'''
*2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|22nd Cavalry (Frontier Force)
*448 Field Company RE
*450 Field Company RE
*451 Field Company RE
*[[48th Bengal Pioneers|48th Pioneers]]
*275 M.G. Coy
== 16th Indian Division ==
'''43rd Indian Brigade'''
*2/6th Btn [[35th Regiment of Foot|Royal Sussex Regiment]]
*2nd Btn [[12th (Khelat-i-Ghilzie) Pioneers|12th Pioneers]]
*1st Btn [[124th Baluchistan Infantry (The Duke of Connaught's Own)|124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan]]
*1st Btn [[4th Gurkha Rifles]]<br>
'''44th (Ferozepore) Brigade'''<br>
Joined the division in February 1917
*1/9th Btn [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hampshire_Regiment#The_Home_Based_Battalions Hampshire Regiment]
*2nd Btn [[17th (Loyal Purbeah) Regiment of Bengal Infantry|17th Infantry]]
*2nd Btn [[30th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|30th Punjabis]] replaced by the 3rd Btn August 1918<br>
'''45th (Jullundur) Brigade'''<br>
Joined the division in May 1917
*1/25th Btn [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Regiment London Regiment]
*3rd Btn [[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd Sikh Pioneers]]
*[[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force)]]
*2nd Btn 151st Sikh Infantry<br>
'''Ambala Brigade'''<br>
Joined the division in May 1917
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesex_Regiment#First_World_War 1/9th Btn Middlesex Regiment]
*4th Btn [[30th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|30th Punjabis]]<br>
'''Divisional troops'''
*23rd Btn [[The Rifle Brigade|Rifle Brigade]]
*2nd Btn [[10th Regiment of Jat Infantry|10th Jats]]
== 17th Indian Division ==
'''34th Brigade'''<br>
*2nd Btn [[50th Regiment of Foot|Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment]]
*[[31st Regiment of Punjab Infantry|31st Punjabis]]
*1/[[112th Infantry]]
*[[114th Mahrattas]]
'''51st Brigade'''<br>
*1st Btn [[71st Regiment of Foot|Highland Light Infantry]]
*1/[[2nd Regiment of Rajput Infantry|2nd Rajputs]]
*[[14th (Ferozepore) Regiment of Sikh Infantry|14th Ferozepore Sikhs]]
*1/[[10th Gurkha Rifles]]<br>
'''52nd Brigade'''
*1/6th Btn [http://www.1914-1918.net/hants.htm Hampshire Regiment]
*[[45th Regiment of Sikh Infantry|45th Rattray's Sikhs]]
*[[84th Punjab Regiment|84th Punjabis]]
*1/|113th Infantry
'''Artillery'''
220th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
221st Brigade Royal Field Artilley
== 18th Indian Division ==
'''53rd Brigade'''
*1/9th Btn [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middlesex_Regiment#First_World_War Middlesex Regiment]
*[[89th Punjab Regiment|89th Punjabis]]
*[[3rd Gurkha Rifles]]
*[[43rd Gurkha Rifles|7th Gurkha Rifles]] (at Falluja Temporarily attached to 15th Indian Infantry Division)
*1 Squadron Patiala Lancers
*2 Squadrons [[10th Bengal Lancers (Hodson's Horse)|10th Lancers]]<br>
'''54th Brigade'''
*1/5th Btn [[50th Regiment of Foot|Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment]]
*[[25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|25th Punjabis]]
*[[39th (The Garhwal Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry|39th Garhwal Rifles]]
*[[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force|52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force)]]<br>
'''55th Brigade'''
*1/5th Btn [[East Surrey Regiment]]
*[[10th Regiment of Jat Infantry|10th Jats]]
*[[1st Infantry, Hyderabad Contingent|94th Russell's Infantry]]
*[[116th Mahrattas]]<br>
'''Divisional Artillery'''
*336th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
*337th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
== 7th (Meerut) Indian Cavalry Brigade ==
*[[13th Light Dragoons|13th Hussars]]
*[[13th (Duke of Connaught's) Bengal Lancers|13th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)]]
*[[14th Regiment of Bengal Lancers|14th Murray's Jat Lancers]]
*16th Machinegun Squadron
*V Battery Royal Horse Artillery
== 11th Indian Cavalry Brigade ==
*[[13th Light Dragoons|13th Hussars]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10th_Queen_Victoria%27s_Own_Corps_Of_Guides_Cavalry_(Frontier_Force)#World_War_I Guides Cavalry]
*[[3rd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|23rd Cavalry (Frontier Force)]]
*25th Machinegun Squadron
*W Battery Royal Horse Artillery
[[Category:Mesopotamia Campaign| Indian Divisions in Mesopotamia]]
[[Category:Indian Divisions of 1914-18]]
[[Category:Armies]]
[[Category:Armies]]

Latest revision as of 15:13, 18 June 2010

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

7th (Meerut) Division

19th Brigade

21st Brigade

28th Brigade

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

36th Brigade
(Garrison of Baghdad city)

37th Brigade

Artillery

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

15th Indian Division

12th Indian Infantry Brigade

42nd Indian Infantry Brigade

50th Indian Infantry Brigade

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

  • 2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force|22nd Cavalry (Frontier Force)
  • 448 Field Company RE
  • 450 Field Company RE
  • 451 Field Company RE
  • 48th Pioneers
  • 275 M.G. Coy

16th Indian Division

43rd Indian Brigade

44th (Ferozepore) Brigade
Joined the division in February 1917

45th (Jullundur) Brigade
Joined the division in May 1917

Ambala Brigade
Joined the division in May 1917

Divisional troops

17th Indian Division

34th Brigade

51st Brigade

52nd Brigade

Artillery 220th Brigade Royal Field Artillery 221st Brigade Royal Field Artilley

18th Indian Division

53rd Brigade

54th Brigade

55th Brigade

Divisional Artillery

  • 336th Brigade Royal Field Artillery
  • 337th Brigade Royal Field Artillery

7th (Meerut) Indian Cavalry Brigade

11th Indian Cavalry Brigade

Retrieved from "https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Indian_Divisions_in_Mesopotamia&oldid=27136"