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== 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]] | |||
[[Category:Indian Divisions of 1914-18]] | [[Category:Indian Divisions of 1914-18]] | ||
[[Category:Armies]] | [[Category:Armies]] | ||
Revision as of 12:09, 17 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
- 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
7th (Meerut) Division
19th Brigade
21st Brigade
- 1st Btn The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
- 1st Btn Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden's) Infantry
- 20th Punjabis
- 1st Battalion 8th Gurkha Rifles
28th Brigade
- 2nd Btn The Leicestershire Regiment
- 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)
- 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force)
- 56th Punjab Rifles
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
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
- 1/5th Bn. Queen's Royal Regiment
- 1st Bn. 90th Punjabis
- 1st Bn. 43rd Erinpura Regiment
- 2nd Bn. 39th Garhwal Rifles
- 128 M.G. Coy
- 12 Lt. T.M. Bty
42nd Indian Infantry Brigade
- 1/4th Bn. 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
50th Indian Infantry Brigade
- 1st Bn. Ox & Bucks
- 1st Bn. 6th Jat Light Infantry
- 1st Bn. 14th Ferozepore Sikhs
- 1st Bn. 97th Deccan Infantry
- 256 M.G. Coy
- 50 Lt. T.M. Bty
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
- 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
- 2/6th Btn Royal Sussex Regiment
- 2nd Btn 12th Pioneers
- 1st Btn 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan
- 1st Btn 4th Gurkha Rifles
44th (Ferozepore) Brigade
Joined the division in February 1917
- 1/9th Btn Hampshire Regiment
- 2nd Btn 17th Infantry
- 2nd Btn 30th Punjabis replaced by the 3rd Btn August 1918
45th (Jullundur) Brigade
Joined the division in May 1917
- 1/25th Btn London Regiment
- 3rd Btn 23rd Sikh Pioneers
- 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 2nd Btn 151st Sikh Infantry
Ambala Brigade
Joined the division in May 1917
Divisional troops
- 23rd Btn Rifle Brigade
- 2nd Btn 10th Jats