The Army of India

The British Indian Army, or as it was known in the British Army as the 'Army of India' was the collective
name for all the units and commands of the army based in India (excluding Burma and Ceylon). (ISF) for
Imperial Service Force.

 General Headquarters, Army of India Commanded by General Sir Robert Archibald Cassels
 Commander-in-Chief Indian Land Forces
 Indian Home Command
 Indian Field Army
 Western District encompassed the states of: Baluchistan, Sind, Khairpur State, and Rajputana.
 Western District Headquarters, Quetta commanded by Major General Thomas Jacomb Hutton
 Western District Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals, Quetta
 20th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery, Quetta
 42nd Divisional Engineering Headquarters, Bombay Sappers and Miners, Quetta
o Quetta Area
 Headquarters, Quetta Area, Quetta
 1st Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers, Quetta
 1st Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles, Quetta
 2nd Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles, Quetta
o Khojak Brigade
 Headquarters, Khojak Brigade, Quetta
 Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse), Quetta
 2nd Battalion (Mooltan Battalion), Jat Regiment, Chaman
 3rd Battalion, Royal Garhwal Rifles, Chaman
o Zhob Brigade
 Headquarters, Zhob Brigade, Loralai
 Zhob Signal Section, Indian Army Corps of Signals, Loralai
 2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner's Horse), Loralai
 5th Royal Battalion, Mahratta Light Infantry, Hindubagh
 4th Battalion (Duke of Connaught’s Own), Baluch Regiment, Hindubagh
7th Battalion, Baluch Regiment
 1st Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles, Fort Sandeman
 2nd Battalion, 4th Gurkha Rifles, Loralai
 Zhob Militia, Fort Sandeman, Colonel Commandant?
 4x Wings?
 1st Mounted Infantry, Zhob Militia
 2nd Mounted Infantry, Zhob Militia
 25th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery, Fort Sandeman
o Sind Area
  Headquarters, Sind Area, Karachi
 B Corps Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals, Karachi
 D.L.S. Signals Company, Indian Army Corps of Signals, Karachi
 Karachi Corps, Karachi West
 Sind Rifles
 2nd (Karachi) Machine-Gun Company
 3 DLS Sections and 1 W/T Section
 2 Mortar Platoons
 4th (Karachi) Fortress Company, Indian Engineers
 Bikaner Dungar Lancers, Bikaner (ISF)
 Bikaner Camel Corps, Bikaner (ISF)
 1st Battalion, The Royal Scots Fusiliers, Karachi
 3rd Battalion (Duke of Connaught’s Own), Rajput Regiment, Hyderabad
 3rd Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment, Karachi
 Bikaner Sadul Light Infantry (ISF)
 Bikaner Machine-Gun Battalion, Bikaner (ISF)
 Mekran Levy Corps, Panjgur (ISF)
 11th University Training Corps, Karachi
 Bikaner Camel Escort, Bikaner (ISF)
 13th Heavy Battery, Royal Artillery, Karachi
 Eastern Command comprising: Delhi Province; Rohtak and Gurgaon districts, the United
Provinces; Rajputana (less States of Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Sirohi, Danta, Palanpur,
Banswara, Partabgarh, Dungarpur, Shahpura, Kushalgarh, Nimbahera (Tonk); the combined
Bundelkhand and Bagelkhand Agency of Central India; Piklon (Bhopal); Gwalior State (less
detached Districts in Southern Command); Bihar and Orissa Province; Eastern States Agency
(less States of Basar, Changbakhar, Chhuikhadan, Jashpur, Kanker, Kawardha, Khairagarh, Korea,
Nandgaon, Raigarh, Sakti, Sarangarh, Surguja (Udaipur and Makrai); Bengal, Bengal States;
Assam and Manipur States. Of the Punjab states; Pataudi, Dujana, Tehri (Garhwal) and the
Bawal District of the Nabha State.
 Headquarters, Eastern Command, Nainital commanded by GOC Eastern Command
 Cawnpore Contingent, Cawnpore
o Detachment, The Southern Regiment (United Provinces Horse)
o 20th (Sawnpore) Field Battery, Indian Artillery
o Cawnpore Rifles
o Lucknow District, Lucknow
o Headquarters, Lucknow District commanded by Major General
Officer Commanding Lucknow District
o 1st Benares Battalion (ISF), Ramnagar
o 2nd Benares Cavalry Squadron (ISF), Ramnagar
 6th (Lucknow) Infantry Brigade
o Headquarters, 6th Inf Bde, Lucknow
o 20th Lancers (Training Regiment)
o 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welch Fusiliers
 o 2nd Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's Royal Berkshire
Regiment
o 3rd Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment
o 1st Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment
o 2nd Battalion, Baluch Regiment, Fyzabad
o 1st Battalion, 3rd Gurkha Rifles
o 8th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
 Lucknow Contingent (Auxiliary Force), Lucknow
o Detachment, The Southern Regiment (United Provinces Horse)
o Lucknow Rifles
o 13th (Lucknow) Field Battery, Indian Artillery
 Allahabad Area
 12th (Territorial) Battalion, Rajput Regiment
o Headquarters, Allahabad Area, Allahabad
o Squadron from 3rd Cavalry
o 1st Battalion, The Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment
o 2nd Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment, Kanpur
o 11th (Territorial) Battalion, Rajput Regiment, Fatehgarh
o 3rd Battalion (Rattray’s Sikhs), Sikh Regiment, Fatehgarh
o 4th (United Provinces) Urban Battalion (ITF)
o 3rd (United Provinces) University Training Corps (ITF)
o X Field Battery, Royal Artillery, Kanpur
 Allahabad Contingent, Allahabad
o Detachment, The Southern Regiment (United Provinces Horse)
o Allahabad Rifles
 Delhi Area (Independent)
 12th (Territorial) Battalion, Rajputana Rifles
o Headquarters, Delhi Area, Delhi Cantonment
o 6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Horse)
o Alwar Mangal Lancers (ISF), Alwar
o Kachhawa Horse (ISF), Jaipur
o 1st Battalion, The Royal Norfolk Regiment
o 2nd Battalion, The Welch Regiment, Agra
o 11th (Territorial) Battalion, Rajputana Rifles, Agra
o 2nd Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment
o Alwar Jey Paltan Battalion (ISF), Alwar
o Alwar Pratap Paltan Battalion (ISF), Alwar
o Dholpur Narsingh Battalion (ISF), Dholpur
o Sawai Man Guards Battalion (ISF), Jaipur
o 1st Battalion, Jaipur Infantry (ISF), Jaipur
o 2nd Battalion, Jaipur Infantry (ISF), Jaipur
o 1st Umed Battalion, Kotah
o 9th (Delhi) Battalion, University Training Corps (ITF)
 o 6th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery
o Royal Artillery Indian Training Centre, Muttra
o Indian Artillery Training Battery, Royal Artillery, Muttra
 Agra Contingent (Auxiliary Force), Agra
o 17th (Agra) Field Battery, Indian Artillery
o 5th (Agra) Machine-Gun Company
 Delhi Contingent, Delhi
o HQ, 1 Troop, 1 Company of Infantry, and 3 Mortar Platoons
o Meerut District, Dehradun
 Headquarters, Meerut District commanded by Major General
Commanding Meerut District
 Rampur Lancers (Territorial), Rampur
 Governor General's Bodyguard, Dehradun
 Datia 1st Govind Battalion (Territorial), Datia (B Company training unit)
 Panna Chhatrasal (Territorial), Panna
 1st Rampur Battalion (Territorial), Rampur
 2nd Rampur Battalion (Territorial), Rampur
 Rewa Battalion (Territorial), Rewa
 Tehri Infantry Battalion & Band (Territorial), Tehri
 31st Field Engineer Platoon, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and
Miners, Roorkee
 35th Field Engineer Platoon, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and
Miners, Roorkee
 4th Field Company, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners,
Roorkee
 51st Printing Platoon, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners,
Roorkee
 6th Army Troops Company, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and
Miners, Roorkee
 8th Army Troops Company, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and
Miners, Roorkee
 43rd Divisional Headquarters Company Company, King George V's Own
Bengal Sappers and Miners, Roorkee
 Training Battalion, King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners,
Roorkee
 Tehri-Garhwal Sappers and Miners (Territorial), Tehri
 Narendra Pioneers (Territorial), Tehri
 Bareilly Corps (Auxiliary Force), Bareilly
 The Bareilly Contingent, Nainital
 18th (Bareilly) Field Battery, Indian Artillery
 3rd (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade
 5th Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment
 5th Battalion, Jat Regiment
 6th Battalion, Jat Regiment
 7th Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment
 Headquarters, 3rd Cav Bde, Meerut
 3rd Indian Divisional Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals
 3rd Cavalry Brigade Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals
 18th King Edward VII's Own Cavalry
 The Central India Horse (21st King George V's Own Horse) (armoured
reconnaissance)
 1st Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
 11th (Territorial) Battalion, Jat Regiment
 11th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
 Gwalior Cavalry Brigade (ISF)
 Headquarters, Gwailor Cav Bde
 1st Gwalior Lancers, Guna
 2nd Gwalior Lancers, Thatipur
 3rd Gwalior Lancers, Morar
 B Battery, Gwalior Horse Artillery, Morar
 7th (Dehra Dun) Infantry Brigade
 Headquarters, 7th Inf Bde, Dehradun
 2nd Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles
 1st Battalion, 9th Gurkha Rifles
 2nd Battalion, 9th Gurkha Rifles
 8th (Bareilly) Infantry Brigade
 Headquarters, 8th Inf Bde, Bareilly
 2nd Battalion, The Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
 12th (Territorial) Battalion, Jat Regiment
 2nd Battalion, Royal Garhwal Rifles
 11th (Territorial) Battalion, Royal Garhwal Rifles, Lansdowne
 84th Field Battery, Royal Artillery
 9th (Jhansi) Infantry Brigade
 Headquarters, 9th Inf Bde, Jhansi
 15th Lancers (Training regiment)
 1st Battalion, The City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
 3rd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment
 4th Battalion (Outram’s), Rajputana Rifles
 3rd Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment
 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment
 25th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
 Gwalior Infantry Brigade (ISF)
 Headquarters, Gwalior Inf Bde, Gwalior
 1st Gwalior Infantry Battalion, Lashkar Kampoo
 2nd Gwalior Infantry Battalion, Lashkar Kampoo
 3rd Gwalior Infantry Battalion, Morar
  4th Gwalior Infantry Battalion, Morar
 7th Gwalior (Training) Infantry Battalion, Morar
 Gwalior Mountain Artillery Battery, Morar
o Presidency & Assam District, Jalapahar
 Headquarters, Presidency and Assam District commanded by Major
General Commanding Presidency & Assam District
 Governor General's Bodyguard (Bengal), Calcutta
 3x British Battalions
 2nd Battalion, The Border Regiment, Calcutta
 1st Battalion, The Scottish Rifles (Cameronians), Barrackpore
 1st Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment, Danapur
 2x Regular Indian Light Role Battalions
 3rd Battalion, Bombay Grenadiers, Midnapore
 1st Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment, Alipore
6th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment
 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment, Dinapore
 2x Gurkha Battalions
 1st Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles, Digboi
 2nd Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles, Shillong
 5th (Bengal Presidency) Urban Infantry Battalion (Territorial), Calcutta
 2nd (Calcutta) University Training Corps Battalion (Territorial), Calcutta
 7th (Patna) University Training Corps Company (Territorial), Patna
 Tripur (Bir Bikram) Manikya Rifles (ISF), Agartala
 Calcutta Light Horse (Auxiliary Force), Calcutta
 Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles (Auxiliary Force), Darjeeling
 The Calcutta and Presidency Battalion (Auxiliary Force), Calcutta Bengal
 The Calcutta Scottish (Auxiliary Force), Calcutta Bengal
 Bengal Artillery (Auxiliary Force), Indian Artillery, Barrackpore
 1st (Calcutta Port Defence) Brigade (Auxiliary Force), Indian Artillery,
Calcutta
 5th (Cossipore) Field Battery (Auxiliary Force), Indian Artillery, Cossipore
 1st (Calcutta) Fortress Company, Indian Engineers, Calcutta
 East Indian Railway Regiment (Auxiliary Force)
o 1st Battalion, Liluah
o 2nd Battalion, Lucknow
 Eastern Bengal Railway Battalion (Auxiliary Force), Sealdah
 Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion (Auxiliary Force),
Gorakhpur
 Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment (Auxiliary Force)
o 2nd Battalion, Jhansi
 Bengal Nagpur Railway Battalion (Auxiliary Force), Kharagpur
 Assam Bengal Railway Battalion (Auxiliary Force), Chittagong
 Bihar Area
 o 1st Battalion, Bihar Regiment, Dinapore
o 2nd Battalion, Bihar Regiment, Dinapore
o 3rd Battalion, Bihar Regiment, Dinapore
o 11th (Territorial) Battalion, Bihar Regiment, Dinapore
o Bihar Light Horse (Auxiliary Force), Muzaffarpur
o The Chota Nagpur Regiment (Auxiliary Force), Ranchi
 Dehra Dun Contingent (Auxiliary Force), Dehradun
o 3 Platoon, 1 W/T Section and 4 Mortar Platoons
 Eastern Bengal Area
 Headquarters, Eastern Bengal Area, Shillong
 1st Battalion, Assam Rifles, Aijal
 2nd Battalion, Assam Rifles, Sadiya
 3rd Battalion, Assam Rifles, Kohima
 4th Battalion, Assam Rifles, Imphal
 6th Battalion, Sikh Regiment, Chittagong
 2nd Battalion (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) (Brownlows’s), 14th Punjab
Regiment, Dacca
 12th (Dacca) University Training Corps Company (Territorial), Dacca
 Surma Valley Light Horse (Auxiliary Force), Silchar
 Assam Valley Light Horse (Auxiliary Force), Dibrugarh
 The Eastern Bengal Company (Auxiliary Force), Dacca Bengal
 1st Battalion, Assam Regiment
 2nd Battalion, Assam Regiment
 3rd Battalion, Assam Regiment
 11th (Territorial) Battalion, Assam Regiment
 Northern Command comprised the areas of: The North-West Frontier Province; Waziristan
District; Kashmir State; the Punjab (less districts of Rohtak and Gurgaon); the Punjab States
including the Punjab Hill States [less Khairpur, Tehri (Garhwal), Pataudi, Dujana, and the Bawal
District of the Nabha State.]
 Headquarters, Northern Command, Rawalpindi commanded by General Sir John Francis
Stanhope Duke Coleridge
o Kohat District
 Kohat District, Kohat
o Kohat District Headquarters commanded by Major General
Officer Commanding
o Kohat District Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals, Kohat
o 8th King George's Own Light Cavalry, Kohat
o 21st Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery, Kohat
o 22nd Field Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners, Kohat
o Kohat Base Supply Depot, Kohat
 Thal Brigade
o Headquarters, Thal Brigade
o Detachment, Kohat District Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals
 o 1st Battalion, Mahratta Light Infantry
o (Frontier Force Rifles Battalion?)
o 2nd Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment
 Kohat Brigade
o Headquarters, Kohat Brigade
o Troop from The Scinde Horse (14th Prince of Wales's Own
Cavalry)
o 2nd Battalion (Prince of Wales’s Own), Rajputana Rifles
o 5th Battalion (Burma), 8th Punjab Regiment
o 2x Frontier Force Rifles, Latembur
o Lahore District[edit]
 Lahore District, Lahore
o Headquarters, Lahore District commanded by Major General
Macan Saunders
o Simla Rifles (Auxiliary Force), Simla
o North Western Railway Battalion (Auxiliary Force), Lahore
o Punjab Contingent (Auxiliary Force), Lahore
 Punjab Light Horse (Auxiliary Force)
 Punjab Rifles (Auxiliary Force)
o Bahawalpar Lancers (ISF), Dera Nawab Sahib
o Jind Bodyguard (ISF), Sangrur
o 1st Patiala Lancers (ISF), Patiala
o 2nd Patiala Lancers (ISF), Patiala
o Sukhet (Lakshman) Cavalry (ISF), Sundar Nagar
o 1st Bahawalpur Battalion (ISF), Dera Nawab Sahib
o 2nd Bahawalpur Light Battalion (ISF), Dera Nawab Sahib
o Chamba Bodyguard (ISF), Chamba
o Chamba Battalion (ISF), Chamba
o Faridkot Bodyguard (ISF), Faridkot
o 1st Jund Battalion (ISF), Sangrur
o 2nd Jind Battalion (ISF), Sangrur
o Kapurthala Bodyguard (ISF), Kapurthala
o 1st Kapurthala Battalion (ISF), Kapurthala
o 2nd Kapurthala Battalion (ISF), Kapurthala
o Maler Kotla Bodyguard (ISF), Maler Kotla
o Nabha Akal Battalion (ISF), Nabha
o 1st Patiala Battalion (ISF), Nabha
o 2nd Patiala Battalion (ISF), Nabha
o 3rd Patiala Battalion (ISF), Nabha
o 4th Patiala Battalion (ISF), Nabha
o Sirmoor Bodyguard (ISF), Nahan
o Sukhet (Lakshman) Battalion (ISF), Sundar Nagar
o Faridkot Sappers and Miners (ISF), Faridkot
 o Maler Kotla Sappers and Miners (ISF), Maler Kotla
o Mandi Sappers and Miners (ISF), Mandi
o Sirmoor Sappers and Miners (ISF), Nahan
o Faridkot Sappers and Miners Depot and Reserves (ISF), Faridkot
 Ambala Area
 Headquarters, Ambala
 2nd Battalion, The East Lancashire Regiment, Kasauli
 3rd Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment, Ambala
 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment
 12th (Territorial) Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment
 Mountain Artillery Training Centre
 Indian Survey Section, Kakul
 Ferozepore Area
 5th Battalion (Pathans), 14th Punjab Regiment
 6th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment
 12th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment
 Headquarters, Ferozepore
 12th Cavalry Training Regiment
 2nd Battalion, The Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment
 2nd Battalion, Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own North Yorkshire
Regiment
 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment
 5th Battalion (King George’s Own) (Jacob’s Rifles), Baluch Regiment
 U Field Battery, Royal Artillery
 23/24th Medium Battery, Royal Artillery
 Jullundur Area
 4th Battalion, Dogra Regiment
 Headquarters, Jalandhar
 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) (armoured reconnaissance)
 1st Battalion, The East Yorkshire Regiment
 1st Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment), Dharamshala
 11th (Territorial) Battalion, Dogra Regiment, Jullundur/Jullunder
 12th (Territorial) Battalion, Dogra Regiment, Jullundur/Jullunder
 R Field Battery, Royal Artillery
 Lahore Area
 Headquarters, Lahore
 19th King George V's Own Lancers
 1st Battalion, The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
 3rd Battalion, Dogra Regiment
 4th University Infantry Corps (ITF), Lahore
 15th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
 11th (Territorial) Battalion, Sikh Light Infantry
 1st Battalion, Sikh Light Infantry
  2nd Battalion, Sikh Light Infantry
 3rd Battalion, Sikh Light Infantry
 Sealkot Area
 Headquarters, Sialkot
 Mardan Squadron1, The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own
Frontier Force)
 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards), Khanaspur
 13th Duke of Connaught's Lancers (armoured reconnaissance)
 6th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides), Frontier Force
Regiment, Mardan
 Mardan Company2, 5th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of
Guides), Frontier Force Regiment
o Peshawar District
 Peshawar District, Peshawar
 Headquarters, Peshawar District commanded by Major General
Chauncey Batho Dashwood Strettell
 Gilgit Scouts, Gilgit
o Regimental Headquarters and Headquarters Company
 Major Commandant
 Subedar Major (2ic)
 Jemadar Adjutant
 Quarter Master Jemadar
 Drill Staff
 Signals Detachment
 Bugles? and Bands
 Orderlies
 Civilian staff
o 10x Platoons (1x Officer and 50x other ranks)
 1st Light Tank Company, Royal Tank Regiment
 7th Light Tank Company, Royal Tank Regiment
 Chitral Force, Chitral Fort
 4th Battalion, Jat Regiment
 Chitral Mountain Artillery Section, Indian Artillery
 Section, 22nd Field Company, Bombay Sappers and Miners
 Chitral Scouts
o Wings
 4x Companies
 3x Platoons
o No. 13 Wing, Chitral Scouts
o No. 14 Wing, Chitral Scouts
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Permanent Detachment of The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force) for Frontier duties to
Mardan, Sealkot area
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Permanent Detachment of 5th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides), Frontier Force Regiment for
Frontier duties to Mardan, Sealkot area
 o Lasper Mulikho Company, Turikho Company, Mastuj Company,
Kuff Company and Lutkoh half Company
 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade
 Headquarters and Signal Company, Royal Corps of Signals
 16th/5th The Queen's Royal Lancers
 Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward VII's Own Lancers)
 The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force)
 5th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides), Frontier Force
Regiment (Light Role Infantry)
 Landi Kotal Brigade
 Headquarters, Landi Kotal
 Detachment, Pesawar District Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals
 1st Battalion, The South Wales Borderers, Landi Kotal
 1st Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment
 3rd Battalion, Jat Regiment, Bar Fortress
 4th Battalion, Sikh Regiment
 4th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment, Shagi
 2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
 Kurram Militia
o 2x Wings 5x?
 3x Companies
o 1x Medium Battery?
o 1x Tank Troop?
o 22x Platoons?
o 2x Troops?
 Nowshera Brigade
 Headquarters, Nowshera
 4th Battalion, Mahratta Light Infantry
 2nd Battalion (Ludhiana Sikhs), Sikh Regiment
7th Battalion, Sikh Regiment
 1st Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles, Malakand
 Nowshera Company3, 5th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of
Guides), Frontier Force Regiment
 11th (Territorial) Battalion, Frontier Force Regiment
 1st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
 2nd Field Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners
 Peshawar Brigade
 Headquarters, Peshawar
 Peshawar District Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals
 16th Light Cavalry
 1st Battalion, The King's Liverpool Regiment

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Permanent Detachment of 5th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides), Frontier Force Regiment for
Frontier duties to Nowshera Brigade area
  3rd Battalion, Rajputana Rifles
 4th Battalion (Prince of Wales’s Own), 8th Punjab Regiment
 4th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment
 2nd Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment
 8th Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Artillery
 19th Medium Battery, Royal Artillery
 24th Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery
 18th (Sohan) Mountain Battery, Indian Artillery
o Rawalpindi District
 Rawalpindi District, Rawalpindi
 Headquarters, Rawalpindi District commanded by Major General Alan
Fleming Hartley
 11th (Territorial) Battalion, Frontier Force Rifles
 73rd Field Battery, Royal Artillery, Campbellpore
 7x Fort Guards provided by Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (ISF)
 1st (Abbottabad) Infantry Brigade
 Headquarters, Abbottabad
 1st Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
 2nd Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles
 23rd Mountain Regiment, Indian Artillery
 2nd (Rawalpindi) Infantry Brigade
 Headquarters, Rawalpindi
 A Corps Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals
 1st Indian Divisional Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals
 Headquarters Squadron, The Scinde Horse (14th Prince of Wales's Own
Cavalry)
 1st Battalion, The Devonshire Regiment
 1st Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles
 2nd Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment
 2nd Battalion (King Edward’s Own), Bombay Grenadiers
 2nd Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment
 4th Battalion (Sikhs), Frontier Force Regiment
 5th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
 5th Field Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners
 41st Divisional Headquarters Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners
 3rd (Jhelum) Infantry Brigade
 4th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment
 7th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment
 Headquarters, Jhelum
 1st Battalion (Duchess of Connaught’s Own), Baluch Regiment
 1st Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment (Light Infantry)
 2nd Battalion, Dogra Regiment
 11th (Territorial) Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment, Jhelum
  Jammu Brigade (ISF)
 Headquarters, Jammu Cantonment
 5th Squadron, Jammu and Kashmir Bodyguard
 1st Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
 2nd Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
 6th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
 7th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
 Jammu and Kashmir Infantry Training Battalion
 1st Mountain Battery, Jammu and Kashmir Artillery
 2nd Mountain Battery, Jammu and Kashmir Artillery
 Jammu and Kashmir Service Company
 Jammu and Kashmir Training School
 Kashmir Brigade (ISF)
 Headquarters, Srinagar
 Jammu and Kashmir Bodyguard (-5th Sqn)
 3rd Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
 4th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles
 5th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry
o Waziristan District
 Waziristan District, Dera Ismail Khan
 Headquarters, Waziristan District command by Major General Edward
Pellew Quinan
 Waziristan District Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals
 Wazirisistan Company4, 2nd Battalion (Ludhiana Sikhs), Sikh Regiment,
Mari Indus
 Bannu Brigade
 Headquarters, Bannu Brigade, Bannu
 Bannu Brigade Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals
 1st Duke of York's Own Cavalry (Skinner's Horse)
 C Squadron, The Scinde Horse (14th Prince of Wales's Own Cavalry)
 5th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment
 1st Battalion (Prince of Wales’s Own Sikhs), Frontier Force Regiment
8th Battalion, Frontier Force Regiment
 2nd Battalion (Sikhs), Frontier Force Regiment, Mir Ali
 1st Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment
 1st Battalion, 4th Gurkha Rifles, Damdil
 Tochi Scouts, Miramshah
o Headquarters Company
o 1st Mounted Infantry Troop, Tochi Scouts
o 2nd Mounted Infantry Troop, Tochi Scouts
o 1st Wing5, Tochi Scouts

4
Permanent Detachment of 2nd Battalion (Ludhiana Sikhs), Sikh Regiment for Frontier duties at Waziristan District
5
Equivalent to Battalion
 o 2nd Wing6, Tochi Scouts
 Base Engineer Park
 Razmak Brigade
 Headquarters, Razmak Brigade, Razmak
 Razmak Brigade Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals
 B Squadron, The Scinde Horse (14th Prince of Wales's Own Cavalry)
(armoured reconnaissance)
 11th Light Tank Company, Royal Tank Regiment
 1st Battalion, The Leicestershire Regiment
 2nd Battalion (Prince Albert Victor’s Own), Rajput Regiment
 3rd Battalion (Queen Mary’s Own), Baluch Regiment
 5th Battalion (Duke of Connaught’s Own), Sikh Regiment
 2nd Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
 1st Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles
 25th Mountain Regiment, Royal Artillery
 10th Field Company, Madras Sappers and Miners
 Wanna Brigade
 Headquarters, Wana Brigade, Wanna
 Detachment, Waziristan District Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals
 A Squadron, The Scinde Horse (14th Prince of Wales's Own Cavalry),
Manzai
 4th Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment
 3rd Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment
 4th Battalion, Royal Garhwal Rifles
 2nd Battalion, 3rd Gurkha Rifles
 2nd Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles
 South Waziristan Scouts
o Headquarters Company
o 1st Mounted Infantry Troop, South Waziristan Scouts
o 2nd Mounted Infantry Troop, South Waziristan Scouts
o 1st Wing7, South Waziristan Scouts
o 2nd Wing8, South Waziristan Scouts
o 3rd Wing9, South Waziristan Scouts
 3rd Field Company, Bengal Sappers and Miners
 9th Field Company, Madras Sappers and Miners
 19th Field Company, Bombay Sappers and Miners
 Southern Command comprised the areas of the Western India States Agency – Central India
States Agency (less combined Bundelkhand and Baghelkhand Agency) – Ajmer-Merwara –
Jodhpur – Udaipur, Sirohi, Danta, Palanpur, Banswara, Partabgarh, Shahpurg, Kushalgarh,
6
Equivalent to Battalion
7
Equivalent to a Battalion
8
Equivalent to a Battalion
9
Equivalent to a Battalion
 Nimbahera (Tonk) and Dungarpur States of Rajputana – Ujjain, Amjhera, Shajapur, and
Mandasar districts of Gwalior State – Bombay Presidency – Gujarat States Agency including
Baroda State – Deccan State Agency, including Kolhapur State – Central Provinces – Bastar
Changbakhar, Chhuikadan Jashpur, Kanker, Karwardho, Khairagarh, Korea, Nandgaon, Raigarh,
Sakti, Sarangarh, Surguja, Udaipur and Makrai States of the Eastern States Agency – Hyderababd
State, Madras Presidency – Mysore State and Madras States Agency.
 Southern Command Headquarters, Poona commanded by General Sir John Edward Spencer
Brind
o Bombay District
 4th Battalion, Bombay Grenadiers
 5th Battalion, Bombay Grenadiers
 Bombay District, Bombay
 Headquarters, Bombay District commanded by Major General Guy de
Courcy Glover
 Bombay Governor's Bodyguard
 The Bhusawal Company (Auxiliary Force), Bhusawal, Bombay
 Bombay Contingent (Auxiliary Force), Bombay
o Bombay Light Patrol (Auxiliary Force)
o Bombay Battalion (Auxiliary Force)
o 10th (Bombay) Battery, Indian Artillery (Auxiliary Force)
o 3rd (Bombay) Fortress Company, Bombay Engineers (Auxiliary
Force)
 Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment (Auxiliary Force)
o 1st Battalion, Parel South (Auxiliary Force)
 Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway Regiment (Auxiliary Force)
o 1st Battalion, Lower Parel South (Auxiliary Force)
o 2nd Battalion, Ajmer South (Auxiliary Force)
 Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles (Auxiliary Force)
o 2nd Battalion, Hubli (Auxiliary Force)
 11th (Territorial) Battalion, Mahar Regiment, Kamptee
 1st Battalion, Mahar Regiment
 2nd Battalion, Mahar Regiment
 3rd Battalion, Mahar Regiment
 Baria Subhag Risala (ISF), Devgadh Baria
 2nd Baroda Lancers (ISF), Baroda
 Bhavnagar Lancers (ISF), Bhavnagar
 Dhar Light Horse (ISF), Dharavi
 Jodhpur Lancers (ISF), Jodhpur
 Janagarh Lancers (ISF), Junagarh
 Mewar Lancers (ISF), Udaipur
 Nawanagar Lancers (ISF), Jamnagar
 Porbandar Bodyguard (ISF), Porbandar
 Rajpipla Bodyguard (ISF), Rajpipla
  2nd Battalion, The Prince of Wales's South Lancashire Volunteers
 11th (Territorial) Battalion, Bombay Grenadiers, Ajmer
 3rd Battalion, Mahratta Light Infantry
 3rd Battalion (Sikhs), Frontier Force Regiment, Baroda
 1st Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment, Ahmedabad
 2nd (Bombay Presidency) Urban Infantry Battalion (Territorial)
 1st (Bombay) University Training Corps (Territorial)
 Alirajpur Pratap Battalion (ISF), Alirajpur
 Baria Ranjit Battalion (ISF), Devgadh Baria
 1st Baroda Battalion (ISF), Baroda
 2nd Baroda Battalion (ISF), Baroda
 Bhavnagar Battalion (ISF), Bhavnagar
 Bhopal Sultania Battalion (ISF), Bhopal
 Dhar Battalion (ISF), Dhar
 Dhrangadhar Bodyguard (ISF), Dhrangadhra
 Idar Battalion (ISF), Himatnagar
 1st Battalion, The Indor Regiment (ISF), Indore
 Jodhpur Sardar Battalion (ISF), Jodhpur
 Janagarh Battalion (ISF), Junagarh
 Kutch Bodyguard (ISF), Bhuj
 Kutch Battalion (ISF), Bhuj
 Mewar Bhupal Battalion (ISF), Udaipur
 Mewar Sajjan Battalion (ISF), Udaipur
 Nawanagar Battalion (ISF), Jamnagar
 Palanpur Iqbal Battalion (ISF), Palanpur
 Porbandar Battalion (ISF), Porbandar
 Rajpipla Battalion (ISF), Rajpipla
 Ratlam Lokendra Rifles (ISF), Ratlam
 Bhopal Goshar-i-Taj Own Infantry Training Company (ISF), Bhopal
 Mewar Chupal Infantry Training Company (ISF), Udaipur
 Indor Holkar's Mounted Escort (ISF), Indore
 Mhow Area
 Headquarters, Mhow Area, Mhow
 1st Battalion, The Lincolnshire Regiment, Nasirabad
 2nd Battalion, The Suffolk Regiment
 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's Own West Yorkshire Regiment,
Nasirabad
 6th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (cadre only)
 28th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
o Deccan District
 Deccan District, Bolarum
 Headquarters, Deccan District commanded by Major General P. Gerald
Scarlett
  4th Indian Divisional Signals, Indian Army Corps of Signals
 Hyderabad Rifles (Auxiliary Force), Secunderabad
 Nagpur Rifles (Auxiliary Force), Nagpur
 1st Hyderabad Lancers (ISF), Asif Nagar
 2nd Hyderabad Lancers (ISF), Golconda Fort
 3rd Hyderabad Lancers (ISF), Golconda Fort
 Hyderabad Cavalry Depot Squadron (ISF), Asafnagar
 5th Battalion (Napier’s), Rajputana Rifles, Secunderabad
 (Frontier Force Rifles Battalion?), Secunderabad
 1st Hyderabad Battalion (ISF), Goshamahal
 2nd Hyderabad Battalion (ISF), Chandrayan Gutta
 3rd Hyderabad Battalion (ISF), Saifabad
 Sajian Singh Battalion (ISF), Mudhol
 10th (Nagpur) University Training Corps (Territorial), Nagpur
 Hyderabad Infantry Training Company (ISF), Nampally
 A Battery, Hyderabad Horse Artillery (ISF), Mullahalli
 Poona Area (Independent)
 2nd Battalion, Mahratta Light Infantry
 12th (Territorial) Battalion, Mahratta Light Infantry
 Headquarters, Poona Area, Poona (GHQ unit)
 The Poona Horse (17th Queen Victoria's Own Cavalry)
 Royal Tank Regiment Depot (India), Kirkee
 1st Battalion, Prince Albert's Somerset Light Infantry
 1st Battalion, The Prince of Wales's North Staffordshire Regiment
 11th (Territorial) Battalion, Mahratta Light Infantry, Belgaum
 4th Battalion (Bhopal), 16th Punjab Regiment
 Training Battalion, King George V's Bombay Sappers and Miners, Kirkee
 17th Field Company, King George V's Bombay Sappers and Miners,
Kirkee
 20th Field Company, King George V's Bombay Sappers and Miners,
Kirkee
 21st Field Company, King George V's Bombay Sappers and Miners,
Kirkee
 55th Printing Section, King George V's Bombay Sappers and Miners,
Kirkee
 Poona Contingent (Auxiliary Force), Poona South
o Poona Rifles (Auxiliary Force)
o 13th (Kirkee) Field Battery, Indian Artillery (Auxiliary Force),
Kirkee
 4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade
 Headquarters, 4th Cav Bde, Bolarum
 4th Cavalry Brigade Signal Squadron, Indian Army Corps of Signals
 Squadron from 14th/20th King's Hussars, Secunderabad
  7th Light Cavalry
 Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (11th Frontier Force)
 3rd Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Trimulgherry
 10th (Jubbulpore) Infantry Brigade
 Headquarters, 10th Inf Bde, Jubbulpore
 Signal Training Centre, Royal Corps of Signals (India), Jubbulpore
 3rd Cavalry
 2nd Battalion, The King's Own Scottish Borderers
 1st Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment
 4th Battalion, Rajput Regiment, Kamptee
o Madras District
 2nd Battalion, Madras Regiment
 3rd Battalion, Madras Regiment
 4th Battalion (Wallajahabad Light Infantry), Madras Regiment
 11th (Madras) (Territorial) Battalion, Madras Regiment
 13th (Malabar) (Territorial) Battalion, Madras Regiment
 Madras District, Bangalore
 Headquarters, Madras District commanded by Major General Edward
Felix Norton
 Mysore Lancers Training Squadron, Bangalore
 2nd Mysore Training Squadron, Bangalore
 1st Battalion, The King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment, Madras
 1st Battalion, The Duke of Edinburgh's Wiltshire Regiment
 1st Battalion, The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Wellington
 5th Battalion, Rajput Regiment, Cannanore
 2nd Battalion, Frontier Force Rifles, St Thomas Mount
 Madras Governor's Bodyguard, Madras
 3rd Urban Infantry Battalion (Territorial), Madras
 5th Battalion, University Training Corps (Territorial), Madras
 14th Coorg (Territorial) Battalion, Madras Regiment, Mercara
 12th Malabar (Territorial) Battalion, Madras Regiment, Cannanore
 The Malabar Special Police, Cannanore
 The Southern Provinces Mounted Rifles (Auxiliary Force), Madras
 The Nilgiri Malabar Battalion (Auxiliary Force), Ootacamund Madras
 The East Coast Battalion (Auxiliary Force), Vizayapatam South
 The Kolar Gold Fields Battalion (Auxiliary Force), Oorgaum Mysore,
South
 The Coorg and Mysore Company (Auxiliary Force), Mercara Coorg,
South
 The Yercaud Company (Auxiliary Force), Yercaud, South
 Bangalore Contingent (Auxiliary Force), Bangalore Madras South
o Bangalore Armoured Car Company (Auxiliary Force)
o The Bangalore Battalion (Auxiliary Force)
  Madras Contingent (Auxiliary Force), Madras
o 1st (Madras) Signal Company, Indian Signals (Auxiliary Force)
o Madras Guards (Auxiliary Force)
o 3rd (Madras) Field Battery, Indian Artillery (Auxiliary Force)
 South Indian Railway Battalion (Auxiliary Force), Trichinopoly South
 Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles (Auxiliary Force)
o 1st Battalion, Perambur (Auxiliary Force)
 1st Battalion, Mysore Regiment (ISF), Bangalore
 3rd Battalion, Mysore Regiment (ISF), Mysore
 Mahraja's Bodyguard, Trivandrum
 1st Battalion, Travancore Nair Army, Trivandrum
 2nd Battalion, Travancore Nair Army, Trivandrum
 3rd Battalion, Travancore Nair Army, Trivandrum
 A Field Regiment, Indian Artillery
 32nd Field Platoon, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners,
Bangalore
 35th Field Troop, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners,
Bangalore
 12th Field Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners,
Bangalore
 14th Field Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners,
Bangalore
 11th Army Troops Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and
Miners, Bangalore
 16th Army Troops Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and
Miners, Bangalore
 44th Divisional Headquarters Company, Queen Victoria's Own Madras
Sappers and Miners, Bangalore
 A Depot, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, Bangalore
 Training Battalion, Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners,
Bangalore
 Field Army
o Corps
 4th Indian Infantry Division
 2nd Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment (Armoured Infantry/Mechanised
Infantry)
 1st Battalion, Madras Regiment
 1st Battalion, Bombay Grenadiers
 1st Battalion (Wellesley's), Rajputana Rifles
 1st Battalion (Queen Victoria's Own Light Infantry), Rajput Regiment
 1st Royal Battalion (Light Infantry), Jat Regiment
 1st Battalion (King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs), Sikh Regiment
 1st Battalion 1st Battalion (Prince of Wales’s Own), Dogra Regiment
  1st Battalion, Royal Garhwal Rifles
 1st Battalion (Coke’s), Frontier Force Rifles (Armoured Infantry
Mechanised Infantry)
 4th Battalion (Wilde’s), Frontier Force Rifles (Armoured Infantry
Mechanised Infantry)
 5th Battalion (Vaughan’s), Frontier Force Rifles(Armoured Infantry
Mechanised Infantry)
 6th Royal Battalion (Scinde), Frontier Force Rifles (Armoured Infantry
Mechanised Infantry)
 5th Indian Infantry Division
 7th Indian Infantry Division
 8th Indian Infantry Division
 9th Indian Infantry Division
 10th Indian Infantry Division
 11th Indian Infantry Division
 14th Indian Infantry Division
 17th Indian Infantry Division
 19th Indian Infantry Division
 20th Indian Infantry Division
 23rd Indian Infantry Division
 25th Indian Infantry Division
 26th Indian Infantry Division
 Indian Army Force Development and Capability
o Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command
 School of Infantry (SCHINF), in Catterick (Infantry training)
(Commandant, School of Infantry)
o Infantry Training Centre
 10th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment, Jhelum
 10th Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment, Mooltan
 10th Battalion, Madras Regiment, Madukkarai
(Coimbatore)
 10th Battalion, 4th Bombay Grenadiers, Ajmer
 10th Battalion, Mahratta Light Infantry, Belgaum
 10th Battalion (Shekhawati), Rajputana Rifles, New
Delhi
 10th Battalion (The Lucknow Regiment), Rajput
Regiment, Fatehgarh
 10th Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment, Lahore
 10th Battalion, Jat Regiment, Bareilly
 10th Battalion, Baluch Regiment, Rajkot Karachi
 10th Battalion, Sikh Regiment, Nowshera
 10th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides),
Frontier Force Regiment, Mardan
 10th Battalion, Frontier Force Rifles, Abbottabad
  10th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment, Ferozepore
 10th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment, Sialkot
 10th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment, Mooltan
 10th Battalion, Dogra Regiment, Jullundur/Jullunder
 10th Battalion, Royal Garhwal Rifles, Lansdowne
 10th Battalion, Hyderabad Regiment, Benares Agra
 10th Battalion, Bihar Regiment, Dinapore
 10th Battalion, Assam Regiment, Shillong
 10th Battalion, Sikh Light Infantry, Fatehgarh
 10th Battalion, Mahar Regiment, Kamptee
o Infantry Battle School, at Dering Lines, Brecon
 Gurkha Company (Mandalay)
o Specialist Weapons School, at Waterloo Lines, Warminster
Garrison
 Indian Army Staff College
 Indian Army Senior Officers' School
 Indian School of Artillery
 Indian Military Academy
 Indian Army School of Education
 Indian School of Weapon Training and Mechanisation
 Indian School of Chemical Warfare
 Indian Army School of Physical Training
 Indian Army Signal School
 Kitchener College
 Royal Indian Army Service School
 Indian Mechanical Transport Advisory Committee
o Commander Force Development and Capability10
 Army Recruiting and Initial Training Command (ARITC), in Upavon
 Army Officer Selection Board (AOSB), in Westbury (Officer Selection)
 Army Recruiting Group (RG), in Upavon (Recruit enlistment) (Director of
Army Recruiting)
o National Recruitment Centre (NRC) and local Army Careers
Centres, and is staffed by a mixture of Capita staff and Army
personnel
o Outreach Team South West, at Wyvern Barracks, Exeter
o Army Career Centre North, at Imphal Barracks, York
 Initial Training Group (ITG), in Pirbright and Grantham (Phase 1 Training
(Basic training)) (Commandant, Initial Training Group)
o Army Foundation College, Harrogate, at Uniacke Barracks,
Harrogate (Phase 1 Training for junior soldiers aged between 16
and 17½) (~500 permanent staff including Military studies (MS)
instructor officers from the Educational and Training Services

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 Branch led by a Lt. Col., approximately 1,300 soldiers under
training)
 Alamein Company (Short Course)
 Tobruk Platoon
 Halfava Platoon
 Benghazi Platoon
 Gazala Platoon
 Tripoli Platoon
 Burma Company (Short Course)
 Kohima Platoon
 Imphal Platoon
 Meiktila Platoon
 Irrawaddy Platoon
 Rangoon Platoon
 Cambrai Company (Long Course)
 McAulay VC Platoon
 Emerson VC Platoon
 Wain VC Platoon
 Strachan VC Platoon
 McBeath VC Platoon
 Wallace VC Platoon
 Peninsula Company (Long Course)
 Vimerio Platoon
 Sahagun Platoon
 Talavera Platoon
 Barrosa Platoon
 Salamanca Platoon
 Vitoria Platoon
 Waterloo Company (Long Course)
 Uxbridge Platoon
 Picton Platoon
 Somerset Platoon
 Wellington Platoon
 Mercer Platoon
 Von Blucher Platoon
o Army School of Physical Training, at Fox Lines, Aldershot
Garrison (headquarters of the Royal Army Physical Training
Corps (RAPTC) and the central training establishment for
physical education, physical fitness and sports instructors, led
by a Lt. Col.)
o Army Recruiting and Initial Training Centre Staff Leadership
School (Instructor training and instruction excellence, led by a
Lt. Col.)
o Army Training Centre, Pirbright, at Alexander Barracks, Pirbright
(provides Phase 1 training for All adult female recruits?, Army
Air Corps, the Royal Artillery, the Royal Corps of Signals, the
Royal Logistic Corps, the Royal Electrical and Mechanical
Engineers, the Adjutant General's Corps, the Royal Army
Medical Corps and the Intelligence Corps. Led by a Lt. Col.)
 Centre Headquarters
 Headquarters Regiment
 1st Army Training Regiment (Pirbright)
 Jackson Company, Adjutant General's Corps
o Alamein Platoon
o Arnhem Platoon
o Normandy Platoon
o Rhine Platoon
o Tobruk Platoon
 59 (Asten) Battery, Royal Artillery
o Colenso Troop
o La Cateau Troop
o Mansergh Troop
o Tangier Troop
o Woolwich Troop
 96 (The Duke of Gloucester's) Squadron, Royal
Logistic Corps
o Dalton Troop
o Herring Troop
o Masters Troop
o Morley Troop
o Murphy Troop
 Chavasee Company, Royal Army Medical Corps
o Hawley Platoon
o Keogh Platoon
o Ridler Platoon
o Moriarty Platoon
o Bucephalus Platoon
 2nd Army Training Regiment (Pirbright)
 1 (Fowler) Signal Squadron, Royal Corps of
Signals (part of wider 11th (RSS) Signal
Regiment)
o Cook Troop
o Mather Troop
o Smith Troop
o Townsend Troop
o Waters Troop
  Caen Squadron, Royal Armoured Corps
(administered by the RAC training regiment)
 D Company (training Army Reservists)
o Anzio Platoon
o Kiszely Platoon
o Paget Platoon
o Sicily Platoon
 28 Squadron, Royal Engineers
 108 (Princess Royal's) Squadron, Royal Logistic
Corps
o Delhi Troop
o Pekin Troop
o Peninsula Troop
o Taku Forts Troop
o Waterloo Troop
 76 (Maude’s) Battery
o Cooksons Troop
o Desbrisays Troop
o Lucknow Troop
o Reilly Troop
o Woods Troop
 Normandy Company (Rehabilitation)
 Soldier Development Wing (adventure training
establishment (outward bound activities centre), at
Sennybridge, Brecon
 Household Division and Parachute Regiment Centralised
Course Group, Brunsick Lines, Pirbright
o Army Training Regiment, Winchester, at Sir John Moore
Barracks, Winchester (Phase 1 Training for training for the Royal
Armoured Corps, the Army Air Corps, the Royal Artillery, the
Royal Engineers, the Royal Corps of Signals, the Royal Logistic
Corps, the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, the
Adjutant General's Corps, the Royal Army Medical Corps and
the Intelligence Corps.)
 Headquarter Squadron (Responsible for Administration
and Rehabilitation.)
 A Squadron
 Balaclava Troop
 Windsor Troop
 Lancaster Troop
 Dettingen Troop
 Cambrai Troop
 Arnhem Troop
  B Squadron
 Waterloo Troop
 Gloucester Troop
 Chavasse Troop
 Edinburgh Troop
 Harden Troop
 C Squadron
 Montgomery Troop
 Rollston-West Troop
 Kent Troop
 Martin-Leake Troop
o Army Training Regiment, Grantham, at Prince William of
Gloucester Barracks, Grantham (Phase 1 training for TA)
o Army Training Unit North (V) TA, at Queen Elizabeth Barracks,
Strensall
 Army Training Unit Detachment North East (V), at
Imphal Barracks, York
 Army Training Unit Detachment North West (V), in
Liverpool
o Army Training Unit Northern Ireland (V) TA, at Abercorn
Barracks, Ballykinler
o Army Training Unit Scotland (V) TA, at Redford Barracks,
Edinburgh
o Army Training Unit West (V) TA, at Maindy Barracks, Cardiff
 Detachment, at Wyvern Barracks, Exeter
o ARITC Staff Leadership School
o Soldier Development Wing Brecon
 Army Adventurous Training Group (Army) (ATG(A), in Upavon
(Adventurous training)

 Director Recruit Training (Operations)
 Director Recruit Training (Support)
 Director Training (Army)
 Director of Manning (Army)
 Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Group, in Sandhurst
 Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS)
o Gurkha Demonstration Company (Sittang)
o 44 Support Squadron, Royal Logistics Corps
o Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Band Corps
o Medical Reception Station
 University Officer Training Corps (UOTC)
 General Staff Centre (GSC)
 Centre for Army Leadership (CAL)
 Staff College, Camberley
Mons Officer Cadet School (Short Service Officer Cadets & Territorial
Army commissions)
 Junior Staff Centre (Warminster), at the Land Warfare Centre
 Sandhurst Trust
 Land Warfare Centre, in Warminster
 Collective Training Group
o British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS), in Suffield
(Canada)11
 Headquarters BATUS
 Resident OPFOR (rotational armoured regiment or
infantry battalion)
 105 Logistic Support Squadron, Royal Logistic Corps
 BATUS REME Workshop
 Transport and Movement Troop, Royal Logistic Corps
o British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK), in Nanyuki (Kenya)12
 Headquarters BATUK
 Archer’s Post Training Area
 Dol Dol Training Area
 International Mine Action Training Centre
 Peace Support Training Centre
o British Army Training and Support Unit Belize (BATSUB), in
Ladyville (Belize)13
 Command, Staff and Tactical Training Group (CSTTG)
 Mission Ready Training Centre (MRTC), in Royston
 Combat Ready Training Centre
 The Royal School of Artillery14
 Army Schools
 Royal School of Military Engineering, in Brompton Barracks, Chatham,
Kent
o Construction Engineer School
 1st Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment,
Royal Engineers
 24 Training Squadron Royal Engineers
 36 Training Squadron Royal Engineers
 Boat Operations
 Hackett Troop (Plant)
 Civil Engineering Wing
 Electrical and Mechanical Wing
o Combat Engineer School
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  3rd Royal School of Military Engineering Regiment,
Royal Engineers, at Gibraltar Barracks, Minley
 55 Training Squadron Royal Engineers
 57 Training Squadron Royal Engineers
 63 Training Support Squadron Royal Engineers
 Communication Information Systems Wing
o Professional Engineer Wing
o Royal Engineer Warfare Wing, at Gibraltar Barracks, Minley
 United Kingdom Mine Information and Training Centre
o Defence Animal Training Regiment (co-run with Royal Army
Veterinary Corps), at the Defence Animal Training Centre,
Melton Mowbray
 Canine Training Squadron – the squadron trains 200
military working dogs per year for the British armed
forces, and about 100 others for civilian border and
security services, and foreign armed forces; it provides
basic training for dog handlers; it also operates a canine
veterinary hospital.
 Veterinary Training Squadron – the squadron provides
specialist military training for personnel who are
already qualified as civilian vets, usually for the first
twelve months of their military service; the squadron
also provides the primary health care for animals at the
Melton Mowbray site.
 Equine Training Squadron – with stabling for 140 horses
and grazing for 260 horses, the squadron provides
training for all horses destined for the Household
Cavalry (Life Guards and Blues and Royals) and for the
King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery; it also provides initial
training for military horse riders and riding instructors.
 School of Farriery – the school is a centre of excellence
in military farriery, and trains all of the British Army's
farriers; it is officially recognised by the Worshipful
Company of Farriers and the Farriers Registered
Council.
o Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Munitions and Search
Training Regiment, at MoD Bicester, Bicester
 Munitions Wing - All aspects of academic elements of
munitions theory, maintenance, storage, accounting,
investigation processes and logistic disposal.
 Conventional Munitions Disposal Wing - Disposal of
unexploded ordnance and remnants of war
 Specialist Search Wing - Location and identification of
emplaced devices and concealed contraband material
  Improvised Explosive Device Disposal Wing - All aspects
of Improvised explosive device disposal in controlled
and hostile environment
o 28 Training Squadron, Army Training Regiment
o Diving Training Unit (Army)
o Defence Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Centre,
in Winterbourne Gunner
o Royal Military School of Music, at Kneller Hall, Twickenham
o Band of the Corps of Royal Engineers (Part of Royal Army Corps
of Music)
o Royal Engineers Museum, Ravelin Building, Gillingham, Kent
o Royal Engineers Library, Ravelin Building, Gillingham, Kent
o Institution of Royal Engineers, Ravelin Building, Gillingham, Kent
 2 Training Regiment, Army Air Corps, at AAC Middle Wallop
 14 Regiment, Royal Artillery, in Larkhill
 25 Training Regiment, Royal Logistic Corps, in Leconfield
 Experimentation and Trials Group15
 Infantry Trials and Development Unit (ITDU)
 Armoured Trials and Development Unit (ATDU)
 Royal Artillery Trials and Development Unit (RA TDU)
 Royal Engineers Trials and Development Unit (RE TDU)
 Combat Service Support Training and Development Unit (CSS TDU)
 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, in Catterick


Regiments and Corps

 Armour

Regiment Class Composition Role/Type

The Governor General's Bodyguard Punjabi Muslims Formation
Sikhs Reconnaissance
Public Duties
1st Duke of York's Own Cavalry (Skinner's Horse) Rajputs
Jats
Rangars and
Hindustani Muslims
2nd Royal Lancers (Gardner's Horse) Rajputs
Jats
Rangars and
Hindustani Muslims
3rd Cavalry Rajputs
Jats
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 Rangars and
Hindustani Muslims
Hodson's Horse (4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Dogras
Lancers) Sikhs
Rangars and
Hindustani Muslims
Probyn's Horse (5th King Edward VII's Own Dogras
Lancers) Sikhs
Punjabi Muslims
6th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers (Watson's Jats
Horse) Sikhs
Punjabi Muslims
7th Light Cavalry Jats
Sikhs
Rangars and
Hindustani Muslims
8th King George V's Own Light Cavalry Jats
Sikhs
Rangars and
Hindustani Muslims
Kaimkhani?
The Royal Deccan Horse (9th Horse) Jats
Sikhs
Rangars and
Hindustani Muslims
The Guides Cavalry (10th Queen Victoria's Own Dogras
Frontier Force) Sikhs
• Mardan Squadron, The Guides Cavalry Pathans
(10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force)
Prince Albert Victor's Own Cavalry (11th Frontier Punjabi Muslims
Force) Ranghars
Sikhs
Sam Browne's Cavalry (12th Frontier Force)
13th Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers Pathans
Ranghars
Sikhs
The Scinde Horse (14th Prince of Wales's Own Pathans
Cavalry) Ranghars
Sikhs
15th Lancers
16th Light Cavalry South Indian Classes
The Poona Horse (17th Queen Victoria's Own Jats
Cavalry) Rajputs
Kaimkhanis
18th King Edward VII's Own Cavalry Jats
Rajputs
Kaimkhanis
 19th King George V's Own Lancers Sikhs
Jats
Punjabi Muslims
20th Lancers
The Central India Horse (21st King George V's Dogras
Own Horse) Jats
Rangars and
Hindustani Muslims

 Infantry
o 1st Punjab Regiment – went to Pakistan in 1947 and in 1956 united with the 14th, 15th,
and 16th Punjab Regiments to form the Punjab Regiment
Class Composition: Punjabi Mussalmans from the Punjab (less Ambala Civil Division)
including Niazi and other Pathans of the Punjab, Hazarawalas of NWFP and Mussalmans
from Jammu and Kashmir State and Gilgit Agency; Sikhs from the Punjab; Rajputs from
Ambala Civil Div, United Provinces, Rajputana, Central India states, and Bihar
 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 62nd Punjabis
 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 66th Punjabis
 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 76th Punjabis
 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Brahmans, disbanded in 1931
 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 82nd Punjabis
 7th Battalion
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 84th Punjabis
 11th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1922, disbanded in 1941
o 2nd Punjab Regiment – went to India in 1947 and consequently renamed as The Punjab
Regiment
Class Composition: Punjabi Mussalmans from the Punjab (less Ambala Civil Division)
including Niazi and other Pathans of the Punjab, Hazarawalas of NWFP and Mussalmans
from Jammu and Kashmir State and Gilgit Agency; Sikhs from the Punjab; Dogras from
the Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir State
 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 67th Punjabis,
disbanded in 1952
 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 69th Punjabis, disbanded in 1951
 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 72nd Punjabis
 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 74th Punjabis, disbanded in 1938
 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 87th Punjabis, disbanded in 1952
 7th Battalion
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 67th
Punjabis
o 3rd Madras Regiment – disbanded in 1928 due to recruiting and economic issues,
reformed in 1941 and allocated to India in 1947 as The Madras Regiment
Class Composition: Madrassis from Madras Presidency and southern Indian states
 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 73rd Carnatic Infantry, disbanded in
1928
  2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 75th Carnatic Infantry, disbanded in
1926
 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 79th Carnatic Infantry, disbanded in
1923
 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 83rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry,
disbanded in 1923
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 86th Carnatic Infantry,
disbanded in 1926
 11th (Madras) (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1928, reformed in 1933 and
disbanded in 1941
 12th (Malabar) (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1928, reformed in 1933 and
disbanded in 1941
 13th (Malabar) (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1928, reformed in 1933 and
disbanded in 1941
 14th (Coorg) (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1928, reformed in 1929 and
disbanded in 1941
o 4th Bombay Grenadiers – redesignated as The Indian Grenadiers in 1947 – allocated to
India in 1947 and became The Grenadiers in 1950
Class Composition: Jats from the Punjab, United Provinces, Rajputana, and Central India
states; Hindustani Mussalmans from Ambala Civil Division, Rajputana, United Provinces,
Central India states, and the Deccan
 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 101st Grenadiers – disbanded in 1951
 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 102nd King Edward's Own
Grenadiers
 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 108th Infantry – disbanded in 1930,
reformed in 1940
 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 109th Infantry – disbanded in 1923,
reformed in 1941
 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 112th Infantry – disbanded in 1923,
reformed in 1941 and disbanded again in 1946
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 113th Infantry –
disbanded in 1942
 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1942
o 5th Mahratta Light Infantry – redesignated as The Mahratta Light Infantry in 1947 and
allocated to India, became The Maratha Light Infantry in 1948
Class Composition: Mahrattas from Bombay Presidency
 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 103rd Mahratta Light Infantry
 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 105th Mahratta Light Infantry,
disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946
 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 110th Mahratta Light Infantry,
disbanded in 1952
 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 116th Mahrattas
 5th (Royal) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 117th Mahrattas
  10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 114th Mahrattas,
disbanded in 1942
 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941
 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1939 and disbanded in 1941
o 6th Rajputana Rifles – redesignated as The Rajputana Rifles in 1945 and allocated to
India in 1947
Class Composition: Jats from the Punjab, United Provinces, Rajputana, and Central India
states; Punjabi Mussalmans from the Punjab (less Ambala Civil Division) including Niazi
and other Pathans from the Punjab, Hazarawalas of NWFP, Mussalmans of Jammu and
Kashmir State and Gilgit Agency; Rajputs from Ambala Civil Division, United Provinces,
Rajputana, Central India states, and Bihar
 1st Battalion (Wellesley's) – formed by redesignation of 104th Wellesley's Rifles,
disbanded in 1949
 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 120th
Rajputana Infantry
 3rd (Prince of Wales's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 122nd
Rajputana Infantry
 4th Battalion (Outram's) – formed by redesignation of 123rd Outram's Rifles
 5th Battalion (Napier's) – formed by redesignation of 125th Napier's Rifles
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 13th Rajputs (The
Shekhawati Regiment)
 11th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1928 and disbanded in 1941
 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1940 and disbanded in 1941
o 7th Rajput Regiment – redesignated as The Rajput Regiment in 1945 and allocated to
India in 1947
Class Composition: Punjabi Mussalmans from the Punjab (less Ambala Civil Division)
including Niazi and other Pathans from the Punjab, Hazarawalas of NWFP, and
Mussalmans of Jammu and Kashmir State and Gilgit Agency; Rajputs from Ambala Civil
Division, United Provinces, Rajputana, Central India states, and Bihar
 1st (Queen Victoria's Own Light Infantry) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry
 2nd (Prince Albert Victor's) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 4th Prince
Albert Victor's Rajputs
 3rd (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 7th Duke
of Connaught's Own Rajputs
 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 8th Rajputs
 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 11th Rajputs, disbanded in 1941
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 16th Rajputs (The
Lucknow Regiment), disbanded in 1943
 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941
 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1940 and disbanded in 1941
o 8th Punjab Regiment – allocated to Pakistan in 1947 and merged with Baluch Regiment
and Bahawalpur Regiment in 1956 to form the Baloch Regiment
 Class Composition: Punjabi Mussalmans from the Punjab (less Ambala Civil Division)
including Niazi and other Pathans from the Punjab, Hazarawalas of NWFP, and
Mussalmans of Jammu and Kashmir State and Gilgit Agency; Gujars from the Punjab,
United Provinces, and Rajputana; Sikhs from the Punjab
 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 89th Punjabis,
disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946
 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 90th Punjabis
 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 91st Punjabis (Light Infantry)
 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 92nd Punjabis
 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 93rd Burma Infantry
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 89th
Punjabis, disbanded in 1943
o 9th Jat Regiment – redesignated as The Jat Regiment in 1945 and allocated to India in
1947
Class Composition: Jats from the Punjab, United Provinces, Rajputana, and Central India
states; Hindustani Mussalmans from Ambala Civil Division, Rajputana, United Provinces,
Central India states, and the Deccan; Punjabi Mussalmans from the Punjab (less Ambala
Civil Division) including Niazi and other Pathans from the Punjab, Hazarawalas of NWFP
and Mussalmans of Jammu and Kashmir State and Gilgit Agency
 1st (Royal) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 6th Jat Light
Infantry
 2nd (Mooltan) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 119th Infantry (The
Mooltan Regiment), disbanded in 1942
 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 10th Jats
 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 18th Infantry
 5th Battalion
 6th Battalion
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 6th Jat
Light Infantry, disbanded in 1942
 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941
 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1940 and disbanded in 1941
o 10th Baluch Regiment – redesignated as The Baluch Regiment in 1945 and allocated to
Pakistan in 1947 – merged with 8th Punjabs and The Bakawalpur Regiments to form The
Baloch Regiment
Class Composition: Punjabi Mussalmans from the Punjab (less Ambala Civil Division)
including Niazi and other Pathans from the Punjab, Hazarawalas of NWFP and
Mussalmans of Jammu and Kashmir State and Gilgit Agency; Dogras from the Punjab
and Jammu and Kashmir State; Pathans from within the administrative borders of the
North-West Frontier Province of British India, NWFP states, and Tribal Territory
 1st (Duchess of Connaught's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st
Battalion, 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry
 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 126th Baluchistan Infantry,
disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946
  3rd (Queen Mary's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 127th Queen
Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
 4th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 129th
Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis (Armoured Infantry/Mechanised Infantry)16
 5th (King George's Own) Battalion (Jacob's Rifles) – formed by redesignation of
130th King George's Own Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles)
 7th Battalion
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 124th
Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry, disbanded in 1943
 17th Battalion – Raised in 1942 by conversion of 53rd Regiment, Indian
Armoured Corps (Recce and Support; Light Anti-Tank later)1718
o 11th Sikh Regiment – redesignated as The Sikh Regiment in 1945 and allocated to India
in 1947
Class Composition: Sikhs from the Punjab; Punjabi Mussalmans from the Punjab (less
Ambala Civil Division) including Niazi and other Pathans from the Punjab, Hazarawalas of
NWFP, and Mussalmans of Jammu and Kashmir State and Gilgit Agency
 1st Battalion (King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs) – formed by redesignation
of 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs
 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 15th Ludhiana Sikhs
 Wazirisistan Company19, 2nd Battalion (Ludhiana Sikhs), Sikh Regiment
 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 45th Rattray's Sikhs
 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 36th Sikhs
 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 47th Duke of Connaught's Own Sikhs
 6th Battalion, Sikh Regiment
 7th Battalion
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 35th Sikhs
o 12th Frontier Force Regiment – redesigned as The Frontier Force Regiment in 1945 and
allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with Frontier Force Rifles and Pathan Regiment
to form Frontier Force Regiment
Class Composition: Dogras from the Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir State; Pathans
from within the administrative borders of the North-West Frontier Province of British
India, NWFP states, and Tribal Territory; Punjabi Mussalmans from the Punjab (less
Ambala Civil Division) including Niazi and other Pathans from the Punjab, Hazarawalas of
NWFP and Mussalmans of Jammu and Kashmir State and Gilgit Agency; Sikhs from the
Punjab
 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)
 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force),
disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946
 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force)

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Permanent Detachment of 2nd Battalion (Ludhiana Sikhs), Sikh Regiment for Frontier duties at Waziristan District
  4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force),
disbanded in 1948
 5th Battalion (Guides) – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, Queen
Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Infantry (Frontier Force) (Light Role Infantry)
 Mardan Company20, 5th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of
Guides), Frontier Force Regiment
 Nowshera Company21, 5th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of
Guides), Frontier Force Regiment
 6th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides), Frontier Force Regiment –
formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides
Infantry (Frontier Force)
 8th Battalion
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 3rd Battalion, Queen
Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Infantry (Frontier Force)
 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941
o 13th Frontier Force Rifles – redesignated as The Frontier Force Rifles in 1945 and
allocated to Parkistan in 1947 – merged with Frontier Force Regiment and Pathan
Regiment to form Frontier Force Regiment
Class Composition: Dogras from the Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir State; Pathans
from within the administrative borders of the North-West Frontier Province of British
India, NWFP states, and Tribal Territory; Punjabi Mussalmans from the Punjab (less
Ambala Civil Division) including Niazi and other Pathans from the Punjab, Hazarawalas of
NWFP and Mussalmans of Jammu and Kashmir State and Gilgit Agency; Sikhs from the
Punjab
 1st Battalion (Coke's) – formed by redesignation of 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier
Force) (Armoured Infantry Mechanised Infantry)
 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 56th Punjabi Rifles
(Frontier Force)
 —no 3rd Battalion was formed—
 4th Battalion (Wilde's) – formed by redesignation of 57th Wilde's Rifles
(Armoured Infantry Mechanised Infantry)
 5th Battalion (Vaughan's) – formed by redesignation of 58th Vaughan's Rifles
(Frontier Force) (Armoured Infantry Mechanised Infantry)
 6th (Scinde) Royal Battalion – formed by redesignation of 59th Royal Scinde
Rifles (Frontier Force) (Armoured Infantry Mechanised Infantry)
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 56th
Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force)
 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941
o 14th Punjab Regiment – allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with 1st, 15th, and 16th
Punjab Regiments to form The Punjab Regiment in 1956

20
Permanent Detachment of 5th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides), Frontier Force Regiment for
Frontier duties to Mardan, Sealkot area
21
Permanent Detachment of 5th Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides), Frontier Force Regiment for
Frontier duties to Nowshera Brigade area
 Class Composition: Jats from the Punjab, United Provinces, Rajputana, and Central India
states; Pathans from within the administrative borders of the North-West Frontier
Province of British India, NWFP states, and Tribal Territory; Punjabi Mussalmans from
the Punjab (less Ambala Civil Division) including Niazi and other Pathans from the
Punjab, Hazarawalas of NWFP and Mussalmans of Jammu and Kashmir State and Gilgit
Agency; Sikhs from the Punjab
 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 19th Punjabis (Recce and Support;
Light Anti-Tank later)2223
 2nd (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 20th
Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis) (Armoured
Infantry/Mechanised Infantry)24
 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 22nd Punjabis
 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 24th Punjabis
 5th (Pathans) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 40th Pathans
 6th Battalion
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 21st Punjabis
 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941
 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1939 and disbanded in 1941
o 15th Punjab Regiment – allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with 1st, 14th, and 16th
Punjab Regiments to form The Punjab Regiment in 1956
Class Composition: Jats from the Punjab, United Provinces, Rajputana, and Central India
states; Pathans from within the administrative borders of the North-West Frontier
Province of British India, NWFP states, and Tribal Territory; Punjabi Mussalmans from
the Punjab (less Ambala Civil Division) including Niazi and other Pathans from the
Punjab, Hazarawalas of NWFP and Mussalmans of Jammu and Kashmir State and Gilgit
Agency; Sikhs from the Punjab
 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 25th Punjabis
 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 26th Punjabis, disbanded in 1942
and reformed in 1946
 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 27th Punjabis
 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 28th Punjabis
 6th Battalion
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 29th Punjabis, disbanded
in 1943
 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941
 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1939 and disbanded in 1941
o 16th Punjab Regiment – allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with 1st, 14th, and 15th
Punjab Regiments to form The Punjab Regiment in 1956
Class Composition: Punjabi Mussalmans from the Punjab (less Ambala Civil Division)
including Niazi and other Pathans from the Punjab, Hazarawalas of NWFP and

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 Mussalmans of Jammu and Kashmir State and Gilgit Agency; Dogras from the Punjab
and Jammu and Kashmir State; Sikhs from the Punjab
 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 30th Punjabis
 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 31st Punjabis, disbanded in 1942
and reformed in 1946
 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 33rd Punjabis, disbanded in 1942
and reformed in 1946
 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 9th Bhopal Infantry
 7th Battalion
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 46th Punjabis
o 17th Dogra Regiment – redesignated as The Dogra Regiment in 1945, allocated to India
in 1947
Class Composition: Dogras from the Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir State; Sikhs from
the Punjab
 Regimental Centre, in Jullunder, Punjab Province
 1st Battalion 1st Battalion (Prince of Wales’s Own) – formed by redesignation of
37th (Prince of Wales's Own) Dogras
 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 38th Dogras, disbanded in 1942 and
reformed in 1946
 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 41st Dogras, disbanded
in 1942 and reformed in 1946
 4th Battalion — 1940
 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 41st
Dogras, disbanded in 1943
 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941
 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1939 and disbanded in 1941
o 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles – formed by redesignation of 39th Royal Garhwal Rifles,
renamed as The Royal Garhwal Rifles in 1945, allocated to India in 1947 and 'Royal' title
dropped in 1950
Class Composition: Garhwalis from the United Provinces and Tehri-Garhwal State
 Regimental Centre, in Lansdowne, Princely State of Tehri Garhwal
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion – disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946
 3rd Battalion
 4th Battalion —1940
 10th (Training) Battalion – disbanded in 1942
 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1942
o 19th Hyderabad Regiment – redesignated as The Kumaon Regiment in 1945, allocated
to India in 1947
Class Composition: Kumaonis from the Kumaon Civil Division; Ahirs from the Punjab,
United Provinces, and Rajputana; Jats from the Punjab, United Provinces, Rajputana,
and Central India states
 Regimental Centre, in Benares
 1st Battalion (Russell's) – formed by redesignation of 94th Russell's Infantry
  2nd (Berar) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 96th Berar Infantry
 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 97th Deccan Infantry — disbanded in
1931
 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 98th Infantry — disbanded in 1942
 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 99th Deccan Infantry — disbanded in
1924, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1946
 6th Battalion
 10th (Training) Battalion (Russell's) – formed by redesignation of 95th Russell's
Infantry
 1st Kumaon Rifles – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 50th Kumaon
Rifles
 2nd Kumaon Rifles – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 50th Kumaon
Rifles — disbanded in 1923
 11th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1922 and disbanded in 1941
o 20th Burma Rifles — allocated to Burma on separation from India in 1937
1923 Regimental Centre: Maymyo
1923 Class Composition: 1 Bn – Burmans, Shans, Kachins, and Chins
2 Bn – Burmans, and Karens
3 Bn – Kachins
10 Bn – Burmans, Karens, Shans, Kachins, and Chins
Class Composition: Kachins, Chins, and Karens
 Regimental Centre, in Maymyo
 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 70th Burma Rifles —
disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1945
 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 70th Burma Rifles
 3rd (Kachin) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 85th Burman
Rifles
 4th (Chin) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 85th Burma
Rifles
 10th (Training) Battalion — disbanded in 1937, reformed in 1940 but disbanded
again in 1942
 11th (Territorial) Battalion — disbanded in 1942
 12th (Territorial) Battalion — disbanded in 1942
o Sikh Light Infantry
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion
 3rd Battalion
 10th Battalion
 11th (Territorial) Battalion
o Assam Regiment
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion
 3rd Battalion
 10th Battalion
  11th (Territorial) Battalion
o Mahar Regiment
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion
 3rd Battalion
 10th Battalion
 11th (Territorial) Battalion
o Bihar Regiment
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion
 3rd Battalion
 10th Battalion
 11th (Territorial) Battalion
o Naga Regiment
o 1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) — allocated to India in
1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) in
1950
 Home Station, in Dharamsala
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion
 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and
disbanded again in 1946
o 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) — allocated to the United
Kingdom in 1947
 Home Station, in Dehradun
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion — disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946
 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1920, reformed in 1940 and
disbanded again in 1946
o 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha'
in 1949, and finally 3rd Gorkha Rifles in 1950
 Home Station, in Almora and Lansdowne
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion
 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1920, reformed in 1940
 4th Battalion — raised in 1916 but disbanded in 1922, reformed in 1941 and
disbanded again in 1947
o 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha'
in 1949, and finally 4th Gorkha Rifles in 1950
 Home Station, in Bakloh
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion
 3rd Battalion — formed in 1940
 o 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in
1949, and finally 5th Gorkha Rifles in 1950
 Home Station, in Abbottabad
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion
 3rd Battalion — raised in 1916 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940
o 6th Gurkha Rifles — allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947, became 6th Queen
Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1959
 Home Station, in Abbottabad
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion
 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and
disbanded again in 1948
o 7th Gurkha Rifles — allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947, became 7th Duke of
Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1959
 Home Station, in Quetta
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion
 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and
disbanded again in 1943, reformed once more in 1946 but disbanded two years
later in 1948
o 8th Gurkha Rifles — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949
 Home Station, in Quetta and Shillong
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion
 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and
disbanded again in 1946
o 9th Gurkha Rifles — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949
 Home Station, in Dehradun
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion
o 10th Gurkha Rifles — allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947, became 10th Princess
Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1949
 Home Headquarters, in Quetta
 1st Battalion
 2nd Battalion

Support Arms

Regiment Class Composition

King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners, Royal Indian 50% Muslims
Engineers
Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, Royal Indian South Indian Classes
Engineers
 Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners Group, Royal Indian Marathas
Engineers Hindustani Mussalmans
Mazhabi and Ramdasiya
Sikhs
Other Indian Castes

Auxiliary Forces, India[edit]

The Auxiliary Force (India) (AFI) was a part-time, paid volunteer organisation within the Indian
Army in British India. Its units were entirely made up of European and Anglo-Indian personnel.
Cavalry[edit]

 Bihar Light Horse, Muzaffarpur

 Calcutta Light Horse, Calcutta
 Surma Valley Light Horse, Silchar
 Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles, Darjeeling
 Southern Provinces Mounted Rifles, Madras
 The Chota Nagpur Regiment, Ranchi
 Assam Valley Light Horse, Dibrugarh
Infantry[edit]

 Nagpur Rifles, Nagpur Bombay

 Simla Rifles, Simla North
 The Calcutta and Presidency Battalion, Calcutta Bengal
 The Nilgiri Malabar Battalion, Ootacamund Madras
 Hyderabad Rifles, Secunderabad South
 The Eastern Bengal Company, Dacca Bengal
 East Coast Battalion, Vizayapatam South
 Kolar Gold Fields Battalion, Oorgaum Mysore, South
 The Calcutta Scottish, Caluctta Bengal
 The Coorg and Mysore Company, Mercara Coorg, South
 The Yercaud Company, Yercaud, South
 The Bhusawal Company, Bhusawal, Bombay
Contingents[edit]

 Agra Contingent, Agra

o 17th (Agra) Field Battery, Indian Artillery
o 5th (Agra) Machine-Gun Company
 Allahabad Contingent, Allahabad
o Detachment, The Southern Regiment (United Provinces Horse)
o Allahabad Rifles
 Bangalore Contingent, Bangalore Madras South
o Bangalore Armoured Car Company
o The Bangalore Battalion
 Bareilly Corps, Bareilly
o The Bareilly Contingent, Nainital
 o 18th (Bareilly) Field Battery, Indian Artillery
 Bombay Contingent, Bombay
o Bombay Light Patrol
o Bombay Battalion
o 10th (Bombay) Battery, Indian Artillery
o 3rd (Bombay) Fortress Company, Bombay Engineers
 Cawnpore Contingent, Cawnpore
o Detachment, The Southern Regiment (United Provinces Horse)
o 20th (Sawnpore) Field Battery, Indian Artillery
o Cawnpore Rifles
 Dehra Dun Contingent, Dehradun
o 3 Platoon, 1 W/T Section and 4 Mortar Platoons
 Delhi Contingent, Delhi
o HQ, 1 Troop, 1 Company of Infantry, and 3 Mortar Platoons
 Karachi Corps, Karachi West
o Sind Rifles
o 2nd (Karachi) Machine-Gun Company
o 3 DLS Sections and 1 W/T Section
o 2 Mortar Platoons
o 4th (Karachi) Fortress Company, Indian Engineers
 Lucknow Contingent, Lucknow
o Detachment, The Southern Regiment (United Provinces Horse)
o Lucknow Rifles
o 13th (Lucknow) Field Battery, Indian Artillery
 Madras Contingent, Madras
o 1st (Madras) Signal Company, Indian Signals
o Madras Guards
o 3rd (Madras) Field Battery, Indian Artillery
 Poona Contingent, Poona South
o Poona Rifles
o 13th (Kirkee) Field Battery, Indian Artillery Kirkee
 Punjab Contingent, Lahore
o Punjab Light Horse
o Punjab Rifles
Artillery[edit]

 Bengal Artillery, Indian Artillery, Barrackpore

 1st (Calcutta Port Defence) Brigade, Indian Artillery, Calcutta
 5th (Cossipore) Field Battery, Indian Artillery, Cossipore
Engineers[edit]

 1st (Calcutta) Fortress Company, Indian Engineers, Calcutta

Railway Troops[edit]

 East Indian Railway Regiment

o 1st Battalion, Liluah
 o 2nd Battalion, Lucknow
 Eastern Bengal Railway Battalion, Sealdah
 Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment
o 1st Battalion, Parel South
o 2nd Battalion, Jhansi East
 Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway Regiment
o 1st Battalion, Lower Parel South
o 2nd Battalion, Ajmer South
 Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion, Gorakhpur
 North Western Railway Battalion, Lahore
 South Indian Railway Battalion, Trichinopoly South
 Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles
o 1st Battalion, Perambur South
o 2nd Battalion, Hubli South
 Bengal Nagpur Railway Battalion, Kharagpur
 Assam Bengal Railway Battalion, Chittagong