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The 1st Garrison battalion was formed in 1916 in the UK for service in India and did not exist before that time. It was known as 12th Battalion for a short time. It moved to Blairgowrie before going in January 1917 to India.<ref>[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918.net/gordon.htm The -highlanders/ Gordon Highlanders] The Long, Long Trail </ref> The battalion served in India until 1920, when it was brought back to England and disbanded.

There were many deaths due to heatstroke in the summer of 1918, when the Battalion was based at Rawalpindi. <ref> GordonMac [httphttps://1914-1918www.invisionzonegreatwarforum.comorg/forumstopic/index.php?showtopic=149267 -csm-david-moody-12673-gordon-highlanders-rawalpindi-war-cemetery/ CSM David Moody 12673, Gordon Highlanders Rawalpindi War Cemetery] ''Great War Forum'' 03 July 2010. Retrieved 9 June 201526 April 2019.</ref>

Some of the soldiers who served in the Garrison Battalions in India served on the North West Frontier in [[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan in 1919]], almost certainly along the lines of communication.<ref>Frogsmile . [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=8117 Sgt William Connelly, 1st Batt Gordon Highlders, NW Frontier] ''Victorian Wars Forum'' 26 March 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2015.</ref> Private Alexander Miller was one of those who served with the 1st Garrison Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders in the Third Afghan War.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150609064040/http://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/catalogue-archive/lot.php?department=Medals&lot_id=33790 Private Alexander Miller] dnw.co.uk, now an archived webpage.</ref>