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'''First World War''' information relevant to British India, including the involvement of the [[Indian Army]].
'''First World War''' information relevant to British India, including the involvement of the [[Indian Army]] and of [[Anglo Indians]] in the [[British Army]].


==General information==
==General information==
[http://www.1914-1918.net/inddivs.htm The Indian Divisions of 1914-1918] on 1914-1918.net
[http://www.1914-1918.net/inddivs.htm The Indian Divisions of 1914-1918] on 1914-1918.net
===Anglo-Indians===
“Britain's declaration of war on Germany in 1914, brought immediate mobilization in India and by 1915, the British war drain produced hundreds of officer vacancies in the regular army which became accessible to Anglo-Indians for the first time since the East India Company's ban of 1791. Conscription was enforced systematically among the Anglo-Indians at odds with the experience of other Indian communities treated more leniently. (Abel:1988) By 1916, perhaps 8,000 Anglo-Indians had joined British units as in the case of the many "India-born" recruits accepted by the [[39th Regiment of Foot| Dorset Regiment]]. Jhansi's Anglo-Indian Battery attached to the 77th Royal Field Artillery, had the largest concentration of Anglo-Indian conscripts and volunteers and earned a distinguished record in the Mesopotamian conflict. In total, 50-75% of the adult Anglo-Indian population saw active service although non-emergency enlistment in the British Army remained closed to them. (Dover:1937) Most were immediately sent abroad while others were employed by the sudden munitions and supply boom, for instance, at Kanpur where the army's leather processing centre had been located since after the Mutiny. (Thomas:1982)” <ref>
[http://home.alphalink.com.au/~agilbert/mills1.html "Some Comments on stereotypes of the Anglo-Indians: Part II"] by Megan Stuart Mills from the International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies 1996, quoting
*Abel, Evelyn. (1988). The Anglo-Indian Community. Chanakya Publications: Delhi.
*Dover, Cedric. (1937). Half-Caste. London: Martin, Secker and Warburg.
*Thomas, David A. (1982). Lucknow and Kanpur, 1880-1920: Stagnation and Development under the Raj. South Asia. 5, 68-80. </ref>


==Western Front==
==Western Front==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Railway Baghdad Railway] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdad_Railway Baghdad Railway] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Republic_Railways Iraqi Republic Railways] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraqi_Republic_Railways Iraqi Republic Railways] Wikipedia
==Anglo-Indians==
“Britain's declaration of war on Germany in 1914, brought immediate mobilization in India and by 1915, the British war drain produced hundreds of officer vacancies in the regular army which became accessible to Anglo-Indians for the first time since the East India Company's ban of 1791. Conscription was enforced systematically among the Anglo-Indians at odds with the experience of other Indian communities treated more leniently. (Abel:1988) By 1916, perhaps 8,000 Anglo-Indians had joined British units as in the case of the many "India-born" recruits accepted by the [[39th Regiment of Foot| Dorset Regiment]]. Jhansi's Anglo-Indian Battery attached to the 77th Royal Field Artillery, had the largest concentration of Anglo-Indian conscripts and volunteers and earned a distinguished record in the Mesopotamian conflict. In total, 50-75% of the adult Anglo-Indian population saw active service although non-emergency enlistment in the British Army remained closed to them. (Dover:1937) Most were immediately sent abroad while others were employed by the sudden munitions and supply boom, for instance, at Kanpur where the army's leather processing centre had been located since after the Mutiny. (Thomas:1982)” <ref>
[http://home.alphalink.com.au/~agilbert/mills1.html "Some Comments on stereotypes of the Anglo-Indians: Part II"] by Megan Stuart Mills from the International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies 1996, quoting
*Abel, Evelyn. (1988). The Anglo-Indian Community. Chanakya Publications: Delhi.
*Dover, Cedric. (1937). Half-Caste. London: Martin, Secker and Warburg.
*Thomas, David A. (1982). Lucknow and Kanpur, 1880-1920: Stagnation and Development under the Raj. South Asia. 5, 68-80. </ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 14:06, 15 March 2010

First World War information relevant to British India, including the involvement of the Indian Army and of Anglo Indians in the British Army.

General information

The Indian Divisions of 1914-1918 on 1914-1918.net

Anglo-Indians

“Britain's declaration of war on Germany in 1914, brought immediate mobilization in India and by 1915, the British war drain produced hundreds of officer vacancies in the regular army which became accessible to Anglo-Indians for the first time since the East India Company's ban of 1791. Conscription was enforced systematically among the Anglo-Indians at odds with the experience of other Indian communities treated more leniently. (Abel:1988) By 1916, perhaps 8,000 Anglo-Indians had joined British units as in the case of the many "India-born" recruits accepted by the Dorset Regiment. Jhansi's Anglo-Indian Battery attached to the 77th Royal Field Artillery, had the largest concentration of Anglo-Indian conscripts and volunteers and earned a distinguished record in the Mesopotamian conflict. In total, 50-75% of the adult Anglo-Indian population saw active service although non-emergency enlistment in the British Army remained closed to them. (Dover:1937) Most were immediately sent abroad while others were employed by the sudden munitions and supply boom, for instance, at Kanpur where the army's leather processing centre had been located since after the Mutiny. (Thomas:1982)” [1]

Western Front

Mesopotamia

More information

Railways

The Iraq Railway and the Indian Railway Department were a Unit and Regiment of the Indian Army in Mesopotamia during World War 1.

"Without the work of the Indian auxiliaries on the Mesopotamian railways – which supplied almost every requisite for fighting and for everyday living on campaign –the Allied forces would never have enjoyed the victory they achieved."[2]

More information:

Notes

  1. "Some Comments on stereotypes of the Anglo-Indians: Part II" by Megan Stuart Mills from the International Journal of Anglo-Indian Studies 1996, quoting
    • Abel, Evelyn. (1988). The Anglo-Indian Community. Chanakya Publications: Delhi.
    • Dover, Cedric. (1937). Half-Caste. London: Martin, Secker and Warburg.
    • Thomas, David A. (1982). Lucknow and Kanpur, 1880-1920: Stagnation and Development under the Raj. South Asia. 5, 68-80.
  2. Memorial Gates Trust, First World War-Mesopotamia

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