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Garrison Battalions sent to India include the [[44th Regiment of Foot| 2nd Garrison Battalion, Essex Regiment]], the [[92nd Regiment of Foot |1st Garrison Battalion, Gordon Highlanders]], the [[63rd Regiment of Foot|1st Garrison Battalion, Manchester Regiment]], the [[5th Regiment of Foot| 2nd Garrison Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers]] and [[13th Regiment of Foot|1st Garrison Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry]]

Formed from April 1919 in India from drafts of demobilisees (from Mesopotamia) arriving by ship in Bombay. See [[First_World_War#External_links|"Mutiny in India 1919"]] for more details about these Battalions. One Special Service Battalion, No.17, served in the [[3rd Afghan War|Third Afghan War]]