4th (Quetta) Division
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The 4th (Quetta) Division was an infantry division of the British Indian Army. It was formed by General Kitchener while he was Commander-in-chief of India. During World War I the division remained in India. Its composition was:
Formation 1914
- Commanding officer Lt General Malcolm Henry Grover
- 1st Quetta Infantry Brigade Brigadier General Sitwell
- 2nd Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
- 12th Pioneers
- 19th Punjabis
- 58th Vaughn's Rifles
- 1/7th Gurkha Rifles
- 2/7th Gurkha
- XXI Brigade Royal Field Artillery (RFA)
- 2nd Quetta Infantry Brigade Major General Mellis VC
- 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers
- 40th Pathans
- 67th Punjabis
- 106th Hazara Pioneers
- 114th Mahrattas
- IV Mountain Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA)
- Karachi Brigade Brigadier General Shaw
- 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
- 127th Baluch Light Infantry
- 69 Company RGA
- Divisional troops
- 10th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Hodson's Horse)
- 22nd Cavalry (Frontier Force)
- 28th Light Cavalry
- 15th Sikhs
- 29th Punjabis
- 31st Punjabis
- 60 Company RGA
See also
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book
| last = Perry | first = F.W.
| year = 1993
| title = Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions
| publisher = Ray Westlake Military Books
| location = Newport
| isbn = 1-871167-23-X
}}
External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/4_ind_div.htm |title=4th (Quetta) Division on The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 by PB Chappell |access-date=2015-07-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085133/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/4_ind_div.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 |df=dmy }}
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Category:Indian World War I divisions
Category:Military units and formations established in 1903
Category:British Indian Army divisions
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