Indian Army during World War I order of battle

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Indian Army during World War I order of battle

see Indian Army during World War I for further details on campaigns and structure

India based formations edit

North West Frontier edit

Southern India edit

Internal Security and training

Other locations edit

On internal security or as a guard force

Indian Expeditionary Forces edit

Indian Expeditionary Force A edit

Indian Cavalry Corps
- 1st Indian Cavalry Division (in 1916 renamed 4th Cavalry Division)
- 2nd Indian Cavalry Division (in 1916 renamed 5th Cavalry Division)
Indian Corps
- 3rd (Lahore) Division (redeployed to Mesopotamia in 1915)
- 7th (Meerut) Division (redeployed to Mesopotamia in 1915)^[1]

Indian Expeditionary Force B edit

East Africa Campaign

Indian Expeditionary Force C edit

East Africa Campaign

29th Punjabis and half battalions from the Princely states of
- Jind
- Bharatpur
- Kapurthala
- Rampur
15 pounder artillery battery
10 pounder mountain artillery battery
Maxim gun battery
Field Ambulance^[1]

Indian Expeditionary Force D edit

Mesopotamia Campaign

British Indian Army Expeditionary Force D as organized 1 April 1915^[2]

Indian Expeditionary Force E edit

Sinai and Palestine Campaign

Indian Expeditionary Force F edit

Indian Expeditionary Force G edit

Gallipoli Campaign

29th Brigade^[1]

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Sumner, p.9
^ Nafziger, George. "British Force "D" as Reorganized by the Government of India 1 April 1915" (PDF). U.S. Army Combined Arms Research Library. Archived 8 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography edit

Sumner, Ian (2001). The Indian Army 1914–1947. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-196-6.

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