Indian Divisions in Mesopotamia

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

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

• 24th Punjabis
• 76th Punjabis
• 2nd Btn 7th Gurkha Rifles

33rd Indian Brigade
Commanding Officer, Brigadier R Wapshare

• 1/4th Btn Hampshire Regiment
• 11th Rajputs
• 66th Punjabis
• 67th Punjabis
  

Divisional Cavalry

• Two sqns 33rd Queen Victoria's Own Light 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

• 1/5th Btn Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)
• 37th Dogras
• 102nd Grenadiers
• 2/4th Gurkha Rifles
  

36th Brigade
(Garrison of Baghdad city)

• 1/4th Btn Hampshire Regiment
• 26th Punjabis
• 62nd Punjabis
• 82nd Punjabis
  

37th Brigade

• 2nd Btn Norfolk Regiment
• 67th Punjabis
• 1/2nd Gurkha Rifles
• 2/9th Gurkha Rifles
  

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