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===Garrison Battalions===
Garrison Battalions were made up of soldiers unfit for front line duty. This decision was made at time of enlistment or after previous front line service where the soldier had suffered wounds or sickness. They were sent to various parts of the empire on garrison duties to release fit soldiers for front line duty.<ref> [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=149267&#entry1435248 Great War Forum post]</ref> By the end of the war there were 18 Garrison Battalions in India.<ref>ddycher [Dave] [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=137376&hl= Garrison Bn's to India 1917] ''Great War Forum'' 31 May 2015 Retrieved 31 May 2015</ref> In India, men unfit for frontline duties in regiments about to leave India for war zones, were transferred into Garrison Battalions already serving in India.<ref> ddycher [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=137376&p=2270920 Garrison Bn's to India 1917] ''Great War Forum'' 6 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015</ref>
Very little has been written about the Garrison Battalions of World War I in post-war regimental histories. Battalions were disbanded within days of returning from service overseas and their four or five year existence was apparently regarded as of little consequence in regimental history.
