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*[[34th Regiment of Foot|2/4 (Cumberland and Westmoreland) Battalion, Border Regiment]] sailed for India 4 March 1915 and was in India throughout the First World War. [http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/border-regiment/ Border Regiment] “The Long, Long Trail”.[[34th Regiment of Foot|2/4 (Cumberland and Westmoreland) Battalion, Border Regiment]] sailed for India 4 March 1915 and was in India throughout the First World War.
**[http://www.king-emperor.com/2-4%20Border%20Regiment.html 2/4 Border Regiment in India 1916-1919] includes photographs taken at Gharial, ([[Murree]] Hills), and the Mohmand Blockade Line. king-emperor.com
*[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/east-surrey-regiment/ East Surrey Regiment] “The Long, Long Trail”. 1/5th Battalion and 1/6th Battalion East Surrey Regiment were in India most of World War 1, embarking at Southampton on 29 October 1914, landing at Bombay 2 December 1914.
** FIBIS Gallery [http://www.gallery.fibis.org/index.php?/category/21 Collection of photographs] taken by and owned by Arthur Cecil Gregory who served in the 5th Bn. East Surrey Regiment in various parts of India during WW1.
*[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918.net/hants.htm hampshire-regiment/ The Hampshire Regiment] from "The Long, Long Trail". There were Territorial Force battalions in India and Mesopotamia.*[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918/the-duke-of-cambridges-own-middlesex-regiment/ The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment)] “The Long, Long Trail”. 1/9th Battalion and 1/10th Battalion Middlesex Regiment] . Both battalions sailed 30 October 1914 from Southampton for India, arriving Bombay on 2 December 1914. The 1/9th Battalion eventually moved to Mesopotamia, arriving Basra on 24 November 1917, and joined the 53rd Brigade of the 18th Indian Division. It remained in that theatre until the end of the war.. The 1/10th Battalion remained in India until the end of the war.
**[http://www.flickr.com/photos/58031268@N03 David Prebble’s Photostream]. flickr.com Some of the photographs are labeled “1/9th Middlesex Regiment India 1914 to 1920” and it very probable all the photographs are of this regiment, in England or India
*[http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918.net/swbsouth-wales-borderers/ South Wales Borderers] "The Long, Long Trail".htm 1/1st Brecknockshire Battalion, South Wales Borderers
] arrived in Bombay 3 December 1914, almost immediately went to Aden, subsequently returned to India and remained in India throughout the war, stationed at [[Mhow]]. www.1914-1918.net
*[http://www.voyagetoindia.co.uk Voyage to India: Memoirs of the 1st/3rd Kent Battery 1914] Frank William Critchley was 22 years old and a sergeant in the 1st/3rd Kent Battery, Royal Artillery. He travelled to India on the troopship Grantully Castle which departed Southampton 29 Oct 1914 and arrived Bombay 2 December 1914. One board were: Artillery 450. [[East Surrey Regiment|East Surreys]] 400. [[50th Regiment of Foot|4th Queens]] 800. voyagetoindia.co.uk
*The Diary of Sergeant Ben Nicholas 1914 to 1917. [[53rd Regiment of Foot|4th (Service Battalion) Kings Shropshire Light Infantry]]. "A record of his exploits in India, Burma, Singapore and Malaysia during World War One". Includes the [[5th Regiment of Bengal (Light) Infantry|1915 Singapore Mutiny]]. [http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwulfrunianinlondon.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F01%2Fthe-diary-of-ben-nicholas-1915-to-19174.pdf html version] [http://wulfrunianinlondon.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/the-diary-of-ben-nicholas-1915-to-19174.pdf pdf] wulfrunianinlondon.files
==Regular British Army troops in India==
*[[35th Regiment of Foot|1st Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment]] <ref> [http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918.net/royal-sussex.htm The -regiment/ Royal Sussex Regiment] “The Long, Long Trail] 1914-1918Trail”. Retrieved 23 June 2016.net accessed 18 Feb 2014 </ref>*[[14th Regiment of Foot|1st Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment]] <ref> [http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/regiments-and-corps/the-british-infantry-regiments-of-1914-1918.net/yorks.htm The alexandra-princess-of-waless-own-yorkshire-regiment-green-howards/ Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment) (“Green Howards”)] “The Long, Long Trail] 1914-1918Trail”. Retrieved 23 June 2016.net accessed 18 Feb 2014 </ref>
*[[21st Hussars|21st Lancers]] were in India on the [[North West Frontier Campaigns| North West Frontier]]
