8th Lucknow Division

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unit_name= 8th (Lucknow) Division
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dates= 1903 - 1922
country= British India
allegiance= British Crown
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battle_honours=The 8th Lucknow Division was a formation of the British Indian Army's Northern Army, 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 the Great War. [cite web|title=orbat.com|url=http://orbat.com/site/cimh/divisions/Indian%208th%20Division.pdf] but some of its units and formations would be transferred for service overseas, the 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade, was transferred to the 1st Indian Cavalry Division and served in France on the Western Front [cite web|title=cwgc.org|url=http://www.cwgc.org/ypres/content.asp?id=33&menu=subsub] and in Egypt. [cite web|title=warpath|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_cav/1_ind_cav_div.htm] in the Middle Eastern theatre, the 22nd Lucknow Infantry Brigade would also serve in Egypt as part of the 11th Indian Division. [cite web|title=warpath.orbat|url=http://warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/8_ind_div.htm]

Division Formation in 1914

22nd Lucknow Infantry Brigade

;Commander Major General A Wilson
*3rd Battalion Royal Fusiliers
*1st Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers
*17th Indian Infantry (Loyal Regiment)
*36th Sikhs
*74th Punjabis
*U Battery Royal Horse Artillery
*V Brigade Royal Field Artillery cite web|title=orbat|url=http://warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/8_ind_div.htm] cite web|title=orbat.com|url=http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html]

Fyzabad Brigade

;Commander Brigadier General Kavangh

*12th Cavalry
*1st Btn Leinster Regiment
*9th Bhopal Infantry

Allahabad Brigade

;Commander Brigadier General Cowper

*17th Cavalry
*1st Btn Royal Scots
*3rd Btn Middlesex Regiment
*62nd Punjabis
*92nd Punjabis

Pesidency Brigade, Calcutta

;Commander Major General May

*2nd Btn Royal Fusiliers
*2nd Btn King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)
*1st Btn Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
*11th Rajputs
*22nd Punjabis
*93rd Burma Infantry
*2/10th Gurkha Rifles
*XVII Brigade R.F.A.
*51, 62 Companies Royal Garrision Artillery

8th Lucknow (Cavalry) Brigade

;Commander Major General Cookson

*1st King's Dragoon Guards
*16th Cavalry
*36th Jacob's Horse
*39th Central India Horse

Unbrigaded

*5th Btn Light Infantry
*113 Infantry
*123rd Outeram's Rifles
*1/8th Gurkha Rifles

References

Further reading

*Perry, F.W. & Becke, A.F. (1945). "History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions: Indian Army Divisions Pt. 5B". London HMSO. ISBN 187116723X
*Haythornthwaite P.J. (1992). "The World War One Sourcebook", Arms and Armour Press.
*Moberly, F.J. (1923). "Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign", Imperial War Museum. ISBN 1870423305