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The Territorial Battalions in India generally experienced a movement of personnel, as drafts were provided for Regiments in Mesopotamia, and men transferred to specialist services. The Battalions in India in turn received drafts from Britain. As an example, 1/5th Battalion Somerset Light Infantry lost nearly half its original personnel in 2½ years in India. <ref>Page 96,''The History of the Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert’s) 1914-1919'' by Everard Wyrall 1927.</ref> Wounded and other ill soldiers from Mesopotamia were returned to India for treatment and convalescence. Some of these sadly became part of the group of soldiers who died in India.<ref> Khyber Pass [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/225793-15th-royal-west-surrey-murree-aug-1916/?do=findComment&comment=2301225 1/5th Royal West Surrey, Murree, Aug 1916] ''Great War Forum'' 28 August 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2018.</ref>
A regimental history which describes experiences of Territorials in India during the Great War is ''A Strange War: Burma, India and Afghanistan 1914-1919'' by C P Mills, available at the British Library UIN: BLL01008454962. The Regiment was the 2/5th Battalion of the [[13th Regiment of Foot|Somerset Light Infantry]]. An general history is ''Terriers In India: British Territorials 1914-19'' by Peter Stanley, available at the British Library UIN: BLL01019072648, where the catalogue description states "a rich mix of social and military history".
===Garrison Battalions===
