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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 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 == | |||
'''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]] | |||
== 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 | |||
[[Category:Armies]] | [[Category:Armies]] | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 16 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
16th Indian Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Btn Dorsetshire Regiment
- 1st Bn. 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis)
- 1st Btn 104th Wellesley’s Rifles
- 1st Btn 117th Mahrattas
17th Indian Infantry Brigade
- 1st Btn Ox & Bucks Light Infantry
- 1st Btn 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment)
- 1st Btn 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry
- 1st Btn 22nd Punjabis
18th Indian Infantry Brigade
- 2nd Btn Norfolk Regiment
- 1st Btn 110th Mahratta Light Infantry
- 1st Btn 120th Rajputana Infantry
- 1st Btn 7th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Rajputs
Divisional Artillery
- 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
- 23rd (Peshawar) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)
- 30th Mountain Battery
Divisional troops
- 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light Cavalry
- 17 Co. 3rd Sappers and Miners
- 22 Co. 3rd Sappers and Miners
- 48th Pioneers
12th Indian Division
12th Indian Brigade
Commanding Officer, Brigadier K E Lean
- 2nd Btn Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment
- 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs
- 44th Merwara Infantry
- 90th Punjabis
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