Rawalpindi Parade 1905

This resource was part of the Family History in India website, which was designed to help people trace their European and Anglo-Indian family history in colonial India by Cathy Day. The following is a programme of a parade held in Rawalpindi, India on 8th December, 1905 to honour the Prince and Princess of Wales. The programme for this parade was handed down to John Feltham from his maternal Grandfather, Sgt William Reader of the 9th Queens Royal Lancers, who was present on parade.

PROGRAMME OF THE REVIEW IN HONOUR OF THEIR ROYAL HIGHNESSES THE PRINCE & PRINCESS OF WALES. HELD AT RAWAL PINDI ON 8th DECEMBER, 1905.

The troops under the Command of

His Excellency General the Right Honourable Horatio Herbert, Viscount Kitchener of Khartoum,.G.C.B., O.M.,G.C.M.G.., Commander-in-Chief in India. will be in one line facing South-East. On their Royal Highnesses arriving on the ground, escorted by a Field Officer's escort of 1st Skinner's Horse, they will be received with a Royal Salute, and will then proceed to inspect the troops, accompanied by His Excellency the Commander-in-chief, The Lieutenant-Generals Commanding the Northern, Western and Eastern Commands, and certain officers of the Army Headquarters Staff.

On conclusion of this inspection, the troops will march past in the following order.

STAFF

Major Northcote. D.A.Q.M.G. Northern.

Major Cowper. D.A.Q.M.G. in India.

Native A.D.C. to Chief.

Lt Shepherd. A.D.C. Eastern

Capt Cavendish. A.D.C. Northern

Lt Lord A. Montgomery. A.D.C Western.

Major Marker. D.S.O. A.D.C Chief

Capt Barnes. D.S.O. A.D.C Chief

Lt Wylly, V.C. A.D.C Chief

Capt Fitzgerald. A.D.C Chief

Major Brooke. D.S.O. A.M.S. Chief

Major Binglly. D.A.A.G. India.

Lt.Col. Malleson. A.Q.M.G. Intell.

Capt Fitzgerald. A.D.C Chief.

Col. Birdwood. A.A.G. India

Col. Beatson, C.B. A.A.G. Northern

Col. Hamilton, D.S.O.., A.D.C., M.S. Chief.

Col. Mullaly, C.B., D.Q.M.G. Mn

Br.-Gen Barrett, C.B., D.A.G. Northern.

Br.-Gen. Coxhead, C.B., R.A.

Col. Mansfield, C.B., I.G.S & T.

Maj.-Gen. Sclater, C.B., Q.M.G. India (Slater?)

Maj.-Gen. Duff, C.B., C.I.E., A.G. India.

Maj.-Gen. Parsons. C.B., R.A., I.G.A.

Maj.-Gen. Collins. C.B., I.G. Volunteers.

Maj.-Gen. Sir E. Elliott.

Maj.-Gen. Henry.

Surg.-Gen. Sir T. Gallwey. K.C.M.G., C.B., P.M.O., India.

Lt.-Gen. Sir A. Gaselee. G.C.I.E., K.C.B., L.G.C. Eastern.

Lt.-Gen. Sir B. Blood. K.C.B., L.G.C. Northern.

Lt.-Gen. Sir A. Hunter. K.C.B., D.S.O., L.G.C. Western.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF

CAVALRY

Major General D.Haig. C.V.O., C.B., Inspector-General of Cavalry in India, Commanding.

1st (Peshawar) Infantry Brigade. Maj.Gen. C. H. Des Voeux, C.B., Commanding

	Strength	Uniform	Facings
Royal Horse Artillery
"F", "I", "J" and "T" Batteries	644	Blue	Scarlet
1st Cavalry Brigade. Brig.-Gen. R.B. Adams, V.C., C.B., A.D.C.., Commanding
22nd Sam Browne's Cavalry	311	Scarlet	Blue
23rd Cavalry	413	Blue	Scarlet
Queens Own Corp of Guides Cavalry	316	Drab	Scarlet
2nd Cavalry Brigade. Col. F.S. Garratt. C.B., D.S.O., Commanding
12th (Prince of Wales Royal) Lancers	412	Blue	Scarlet
8th Cavalry	513	Blue	Scarlet
9th Hodson's Horse	507	Blue	White
3rd Cavalry Brigade. Col. A. Phayre, Commanding
9th (Queens Royal) Lancers	480	Blue	Scarlet
7th Hariana Lancers	500	Scarlet	Blue
11th Prince of Wales Own Lancers	480	Blue	Scarlet
Known as (Probyn's Horse)
4th Cavalry Brigade. Brig.-Gen. B.T. Mahon. C.B., D.S.O., Commanding
3rd (Kings Own) Hussars	471	Blue	Scarlett
13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers	553	Blue	Scarlet
Known as (Watson's Horse)
15th Lancers (Cureton's Multanis)	420	Blue	Scarlet
Divisional Cavalry Regiments
19th Lancers (Fane's Horse)	498	Blue	Grey
1st Duke of York'sOwn Lancers	418	Yellow	Black
Known as (Skinner's Horse)
25th Cavalry	250	Dark Green	Scarlet
12th Cavalry	497	Blue	Blue
Mounted Infantry
No. 1 Company (combined)
No. 2 Company	190	Khaki

ROYAL ARTILLERY

Brigadier-General J.A. Coxhead, C.B. Commanding

Royal Field Artillery

	Strength	Uniform	Facings
1st Brigade
13th., 67th., and 69th Batteries. R.F.A.	451	Blue	Scarlet
39th Brigade
46th., 51st., and 54th Batteries. R.F.A.	451	Blue	Scarlet
45th Brigade
11th, 52nd & 80th Batteries. R.F.A.	501	Blue	Scarlet
Royal Garrison Batteries. R.G.A.
Mountain Division
5th Mountain Battery, R.G.A.	262	Blue	Scarlet
6th Mountain Battery, R.G.A.	251	Blue	Scarlet
8th Mountain Battery, R.G.A.	252	Blue	Scarlet
21st Mountain Battery, R.G.A.	230	Blue	Scarlet
22nd Mountain Battery, R.G.A.	233	Blue	Scarlet
24th Mountain Battery, R.G.A.	156	Blue	Scarlet
26th Mountain Battery, R.G.A.	257	Blue	Scarlet
27th Mountain Battery, R.G.A.	260	Blue	Scarlet
28th Mountain Battery, R.G.A.	187	Blue	Scarlet
Royal Garrison Artillery
71st Company (Heavies)	225	Scarlet	Blue
104th Company (Heavies)	181	Blue

SAPPERS AND MINERS

Colonel A.E. Sandbach, D.S.O., Royal Engineers, Commanding.

	Strength	Uniform	Facings
1 Company, 1st Sappers and Miners	196	Scarlet	Blue
2 Company, 1st Sappers and Miners	168	Scarlet	Blue
4 Company, 1st Sappers and Miners	197	Scarlet	Blue
5 Company, 1st Sappers and Miners	192	Scarlet	Blue
9 Company, 1st Sappers and Miners	128	Scarlet	Blue
Telegraph Section, 1st S & M	89	Scarlet	Blue
2nd S & P	45	Scarlet	Blue
3rd S & M	24	Scarlet	Blue
Telephone Section 1st S & P	45	Scarlet	Blue

INFANTRY

	Strength	Uniform	Facings
1st INFANTRY DIVISION
Lieut. General Sir, E. Barrow, K.C.B., Commanding
1st Batt. Seaforth Highlanders	709	Scarlet	Buff
2nd Batt Gordon Highlanders	763	Scarlet	Yellow
36th Sikhs	550	Scarlet	Yellow
38th Dogras	748	Scarlet	Yellow
2nd (Nowshera) Infantry Brigade. Brig-Gen Sir J. Willcocks, K.C.M.G, C.B., Commanding.
1st Batt, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)	722	Green	Dark Green
25th Sikhs	665	Scarlet	Yellow
45th Rattray Sikhs	635	Scarlet	White
54th Sikhs	601	Drab	Green
3rd (Frontier) Infantry Brigade. Col F.J. Aylmer, V.C., Commanding
52nd Sikhs	743	Drab	Scarlet
53rd Sikhs	624	Drab	Black
59th Scinde Rifles	667	Drab	Scarlet
Queens Own Corps of Guides	608	Drab	Scarlet
Divisional Batallion
4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs	822	Scarlet	Black
2nd INFANTRY DIVISION
Maj-Gen. J.H. Wodehouse, C.B., C.M.G., Commanding.
5th (Jhelum) Infantry Brigade, Col. H.B. Watkis, Commanding
25th Punjabis	724	Scarlet	White
30th Punjabis	753	Scarlet	White
56th Infantry	609	Drab	Black
58th Vaughan's Rifles	674	Drab	Green
6th (Abbottabad) Infantry Brigade. Maj-Gen J.B. Woon, C.B., Commanding
1st Batt 5th Gurka Rifles	700	Dark Green	Black
2nd Batt 5th Gurka Rifles	724	Dark Green	Black
1st Batt 6th Gurka Rifles	660	Dark Green	Black
2nd Batt 6th Gurka Rifles	624	Dark Green	Black
4th (Rawal Pindi) Infantry Brigade. Col. C.W. Park, A.D.C, Commanding
1st Batt The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt)	844	Scarlet	Blue
1st Batt Royal Irish Regt	603	Scarlet	Blue
1st Batt Royal Munster Fusiliers	696	Scarlet	Blue
2nd Batt Royal Irish Fusiliers	685	Scarlet	Blue
Divisional Battalion
23rd Pioneers	624	Drab	Chocolate
3rd INFANTRY DIVISION
Maj-Gen. F.W. Kitchener, C.B. Commanding
7th (Mian Mir) Infantry Brigade. Col. W. Du Gray, C.B. Commanding
1st Batt Northampton Regt	697	Scarlet	White
20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis)	713	Drab	Green
21st Punjabis	609	Drab	Scarlet
40th Pathans	452	Drab	Green
8th (Ferozepore) Infantry Brigade. Brig-Gen. H.A. Abbott., C.B., Commanding
1st Batt Dorsetshire Regt	802	Scarlet	Green
14th Ferozepore Sikhs	655	Scarlet	Yellow
15th Ludhiana Sikhs	714	Scarlet	Green
19th Punjabis	696	Scarlet	Dark Blue
9th (Baklok) Infantry Brigade. Brig-Gen. J.A Pollock., C.B., Commanding
1st Batt 1st Gurka Rifles (The Maluan Regt)	634	Dark Green	Scarlet
2nd Batt 1st Gurka Rifles (The Maluan Regt)	600	Dark Green	Scarlet
1st Batt 4th Gurka Rifles	656	Dark Green	Scarlet
2nd Batt 4th Gurka Rifles	762	Dark Green	Scarlet
34th Divisional Battalion
34th Sikh Pioneers
4th INFANTRY DIVISION
Maj-Gen. Sir O'Moore Creagh. V.C., K.C.B. Commanding
11th (Derajat) Infantry Brigade. Col C.A. Anderson, C.B., Commanding
22nd Punjabis	670	Scarlet	Blue
29th Punjabis	621	Scarlet	Blue
55th Coke's Rifles	724	Dark Green	Scarlet
78th Moplah Rifles	611	Dark Green	Scarlet
12 (Garwhal) Infantry Brigade. Maj-Gen A.C.F. Browne, C.B., D.S.O., Commanding
2nd Batt King's Royal Rifles	860	Green	Scarlet
1st Batt Royal Irish Rifles	675	Green	Dark Green
1st Batt 2nd Prince of Wales Own Gurka Rifles	729	Green	Dark Green
2nd Batt 2nd Prince of Wales Own Gurka Rifles	714	Green	Dark Green
10th (Sirkind) Infantry Brigade Maj-Gen R.A.P. Clements, C.B., D.S.O. Commanding
1st Batt Royal Sussex Regt	527	Scarlet	Blue
1st Batt Gloucester Regt	805	Scarlet	Blue
2nd Batt North Staffordshire Regt	822	Scarlet	Blue
1st Batt Wiltshire Regiment	769	Scarlet	Blue
Divisional Battalion
32nd Sikh Pioneers	645	Scarlet	Dark Blue

2nd MARCH PAST

Royal Horse Artillery and Cavalry in line at the gallop in the following order:-

Royal Horse Artillery T, J, I and F Batteries

Divisional Cavalry Regiments. 12th Cavalry, 25th Cavalry, 1st Skinner's Horse, 19th Lancers.

4th Cavalry Brigade

3rd Cavalry Brigade

2nd Cavalry Brigade

1st Cavalry Brigade

Divisional Battalion

Infantry Divisions in Mass in the following order:-

2nd Division

1st Division

4th Division

3rd Division

The Royal Horse Artillery and Cavalry will then advance in line at the gallop.

His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief will order a Royal Salute.

GOD SAVE THE KING

SUMMARY SHOWING TOTAL STRENGTH OF TROOPS ON PARADE

Officers & Men	Horses	Guns	Machine	Guns	Camels	Mules	Ponies
STAFF	313	313
CAVALRY	7,390	7,256	32
ARTILLERY	4,822	3,903	146
SAPPERS AND MINERS	1,151	174
MOUNTED INFANTRY	190	190
INFANTRY	35,890	1,560	104
TRANSPORT
PERSONNEL	6,111				5,558	8,594	309
TOTAL	55,516	13,396	146	136	5,558	8,594	309