8th (Lucknow) Division

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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.Oxford History of the British Army The Division remained in India on internal security duties during World War I,{{cite web | url=http://warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/8_ind_div.htm | title=8th (Lucknow) Division | publisher=The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 | first=PB | last=Chappell | access-date=8 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503150739/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/8_ind_div.htm | archive-date=3 May 2013 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}{{cite web | publisher=orbat.com | url=http://orbat.com/site/cimh/divisions/Indian%208th%20Division.pdf | title=Indian 8th Division: An Outline History | date=1 March 2006 | access-date=8 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232620/http://orbat.com/site/cimh/divisions/Indian%208th%20Division.pdf | archive-date=3 March 2016 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }} though the 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade was transferred to the 1st Indian Cavalry Division and served in France on the Western Front,{{cite web|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_cav/1_ind_cav_div.htm |title=1st Indian Cavalry Division |publisher=The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 |first=PB |last=Chappell |access-date=8 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085204/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_cav/1_ind_cav_div.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 |df=dmy }} and the 22nd Lucknow Infantry Brigade served as part of the 11th Indian Division in Egypt.{{cite web | url=http://warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/11_ind_div.htm | title=11th Indian Division | publisher=The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 | first=PB | last=Chappell | access-date=8 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213201720/http://warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/11_ind_div.htm | archive-date=13 February 2012 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}