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==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/royal-sussex-regiment/ Royal Sussex Regiment] “The Long, Long Trail”. Retrieved 23 June 2016.</ref>
*[[19th 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/alexandra-princess-of-waless-own-yorkshire-regiment-green-howards/ Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment) (“Green Howards”)] “The Long, Long Trail”. Retrieved 23 June 2016.</ref>
*[[21st Hussars|21st Lancers]] were in India on the [[North West Frontier Campaigns| North West Frontier]]
Some regiments fighting in [[Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia]] appear to have had Depots in India. As an example the 2nd Battalion, [[9th Regiment of Foot|Norfolk Regiment]] appears to have had soldiers in India, although generally it is stated this Battalion was in Mesopotamia.
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==British Army troops in India=====Territorial Force troops in India===
Territorial Force troops were sent to India so that regular units could be released for service in France.<ref> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_Force Territorial Force] Wikipedia accessed 18 Feb 2014 </ref>
===Garrison Battalions===
Garrison Battalions were not part of the Territorial Force, but in many ways the experience of Garrison Battalions in India was similar to that of Territorial Force Battalions in India.
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> Anderson, Donny [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/149267-csm-david-moody-12673-gordon-highlanders-rawalpindi-war-cemetery/?do=findComment&comment=1435248 CSM David Moody 12673, Gordon Highlanders Rawalpindi War Cemetery] ''Great War Forum'' 3 July 2010. Retrieved 24 May 2018.</ref> By the end of the war there were 18 Garrison Battalions in India.<ref>ddycher [Dave] [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/137376-garrison-bns-to-india-1917/?do=findComment&comment=2268587 Garrison Bn's to India 1917] ''Great War Forum'' 31 May 2015 Retrieved 24 May 2018.</ref>
===Special Service Battalions===
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]]
===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/royal-sussex-regiment/ Royal Sussex Regiment] “The Long, Long Trail”. Retrieved 23 June 2016.</ref>
*[[19th 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/alexandra-princess-of-waless-own-yorkshire-regiment-green-howards/ Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s Own (Yorkshire Regiment) (“Green Howards”)] “The Long, Long Trail”. Retrieved 23 June 2016.</ref>
*[[21st Hussars|21st Lancers]] were in India on the [[North West Frontier Campaigns| North West Frontier]]
Some regiments fighting in [[Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia]] appear to have had Depots in India. As an example the 2nd Battalion, [[9th Regiment of Foot|Norfolk Regiment]] appears to have had soldiers in India, although generally it is stated this Battalion was in Mesopotamia.
===External links===
*[http://archive.org/stream/diaryof24thbatta00carliala#page/n3/mode/2up ''Diary of 2/4th Battalion the Border Regiment, 1914-19''] [in India and Afghanistan] 1920. Archive.org. This Battalion was formed during the First World War and was part of the Territorial Force. Archive.org
* ''Memoirs Of A Camp Follower'' (1934) by Philip Gosse. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.523918 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India. Full title/some editions: ''Memoirs of a Camp-Follower : a Naturalist Goes to War''. At least one later edition published under the title ''A Naturalist Goes to War''. The author was a doctor in the RAMC, a Temporary Captain, who served in France and Belgium 1915-1917, then subsequently in India, based at Poona, 1917-1918. [https://jramc.bmj.com/content/jramc/63/3/210.full.pdf Review of the book]. JRAMC. Scroll to the end.
==Indian Army troops in India==
