8th (Lucknow) Division
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| 8th (Lucknow) Division | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1903–1922 |
| Country | British Raj British India |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg British Empire |
| Branch | File:British Raj Red Ensign.svg British Indian Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Internal Security |
| Size | Division |
| Part of | Northern Army |
| HQ | Lucknow |
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The 8th (Lucknow) Division was a formation of the British Indian Army's Northern Army that was first formed as a result of the Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army in 1903.[1] The Division remained in India on internal security duties during World War I,[2][3] though the 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade was transferred to the 1st Indian Cavalry Division and served in France on the Western Front,[4] and the 22nd Lucknow Infantry Brigade served as part of the 11th Indian Division in Egypt.[5]
Division formation in 1914
[edit | edit source]- Commander: Major General Cookson
- Commander: Major General A. Wilson
- 3rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- 1st Battalion, King's Own Scottish Borderers
- 17th Infantry (The Loyal Regiment)
- 36th Sikhs
- 74th Punjabis
- U Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
- V Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Fyzabad Brigade
[edit | edit source]- Commander: Brigadier General Kavangh
- 12th Cavalry
- 1st Battalion, Leinster Regiment
- 9th Bhopal Infantry[2][6]
Allahabad Brigade
[edit | edit source]- Commander: Brigadier General Cowper
- 17th Cavalry
- 1st Battalion, Royal Scots
- 3rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment
- 62nd Punjabis
- 92nd Punjabis[2][6]
Presidency Brigade
[edit | edit source]- Presidency Brigade was based in Calcutta.
- Commander: Major General May
- 2nd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers
- 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
- 1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
- 11th Rajputs
- 22nd Punjabis
- 93rd Burma Infantry
- 2/10th Gurkha Rifles
- XVII Brigade RFA
- 10th, 26th and 92nd Batteries
- 51st and 62nd Companies RGA[2][6]
Unbrigaded
[edit | edit source]- 5th Light Infantry – at Nowgong
- 113th Infantry – at Dibrugarh
- 123rd Outram's Rifles – at Manipur
- 1/8th Gurkha Rifles – at Shillong[6]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Oxford History of the British Army
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Bibliography
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