Units of the Indian Army 1914
v. 1.0 March 25, 2001
This list is compiled by Dr. Graham Watson from the Army List of April 1914. It provides a list of all units in order of seniority and indicates their location in 1914.
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CAVALRY |
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Governor-General’s Body-Guard |
Ballygunge |
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Governor-General’s Body-Guard, Madras |
Madras |
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Governor-General’s Body-Guard, Bombay |
Ganeshkhind |
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Governor-General’s Body-Guard, Bengal |
Calcutta |
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1st Duke of York’s Own Lancers (Skinner’s Horse) |
Peshawar |
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2nd Lancers (Gardner’s Horse) |
Saugor |
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3rd Skinner’s Horse |
Meerut |
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4th Cavalry |
Bareilly |
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5th Cavalry |
Rawalpindi |
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6th King Edward’s Own Cavalry |
Sialkot |
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7th Harlana Lancers |
Ferozepore |
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8th Cavalry |
Jhansi |
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9th Hodson’s Horse |
Ambala |
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10th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Lancers (Hodson’s Horse) |
Loralei |
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11th King Edward’s Own Lancers (Probyn’s Horse) |
Delhi |
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12th Cavalry |
Fyzabad |
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13th Duke of Connaught’s Lancers (Watson’s Horse) |
Risalpur |
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14th Murray’s Jat Lancers |
Risalpur |
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15th Lancers (Cureton’s Multanis) |
Jullundur |
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16th Cavalry |
Lucknow |
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17th Cavalry |
Allahabad |
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18th King George’s Own Lancers |
Meerut |
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19th Lancers (Fane’s Horse) |
Sialkot |
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20th Deccan Horse |
Bolarum |
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21st Prince Albert Victor’s Own Cavalry (Frontier Force) (Daly’s Horse) |
Jhelum |
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22nd Sam Browne’s Cavalry (Frontier Force) |
Jacobabad |
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23rd Cavalry (Frontier Force) |
Lahore |
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[there was no 24th] |
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25th Cavalry (Frontier Force) |
Bannu |
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26th King George’s Own Light Cavalry |
Banaglore |
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27th Light Cavalry |
Neemuch |
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28th Light Cavalry |
Quetta |
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29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) |
Poona |
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30th Lancers (Gordon’s Horse) |
Ambala |
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31st Duke of Connaught’s Own Lancers |
Kohat |
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32nd Lancers |
Jubbulpore |
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33rd Queen Victoria’s Own Light Cavalry |
Aurangabad |
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34th Prince Albert Victor’s Own Poona Horse |
Secunderabad |
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35th Scinde Horse |
Der Ismail Khan |
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36th Jacob’s Horse |
Cawnpore |
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37th Lancers (Baluch Horse) |
Multan |
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38th King George’s Own Central India Horse |
Goona |
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39th King George’s Own Central India Horse |
Persia |
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Queen Victoria’s Own Corps of Guides (Frontier Force) (Lumsden’s) |
Mardan |
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ARTILLERY |
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21ST Kohat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force) |
Dehra Dun |
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22nd Derajat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force) |
Bhamo |
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23rd Peshawar Mountain Battery (Frontier Force) |
Abbottabad |
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24th Hazara Mountain Battery (Frontier Force) |
Hong Kong |
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25th Mountain Battery |
Nowshera |
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26th Jacob’s Mountain Battery |
Dehra Dun |
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27th Mountain Battery |
Abbottabad |
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28th Mountain Battery |
Abbottabad |
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29th Mountain Battery |
Bannu |
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30th Mountain Battery |
Abbottabad |
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31st Mountain Battery |
Kohat |
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32nd Mountain Battery |
Dera Ismail Khan |
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The Frontier Force Garrison Artillery |
Kohat |
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SAPPERS & MINERS |
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1st King George’s Own Sappers and Miners |
Rurki |
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1 Company |
Peshawar |
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2 Company |
Rurki |
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3 Company |
Rurki |
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4 Company |
Rurki |
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5 Company |
Rurki |
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6 Company |
Rawalpindi |
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2nd Queen Victoria’s Own Sappers and Miners |
Jask-Persian Gulf |
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9 Company |
Bangalore |
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10 Company |
Bangalore |
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11 Company |
Rawalpindi |
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12 Company |
Secunderabad |
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13 Company |
Bangalore |
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14 Company |
Bangalore |
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15 (Burma) Company |
Mandalay |
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3rd Sappers and Miners |
Kirkee |
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17 Company |
Quetta |
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18 Company |
Quetta |
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19 Company |
Kirkee |
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20 Company |
Kirkee |
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21 Company |
Kirkee |
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22 Company |
Kirkee |
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independent companies= |
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25 (Railway) Company |
Sialkot |
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26 (Railway) Company |
Quetta |
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31 (Divisional Signal) Company |
Rawalpindi |
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32 (Divisional Signal) Company |
Ambala |
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33 (Divisional Signal) Company |
Quetta |
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34 (Divisional Signal) Company |
Ahmednagar |
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41 (Wireless Signal) Company |
Saugor |
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INFANTRY |
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1st Brahmans |
Bolarum |
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2nd Queen Victoria’s Own Rajput Light Infantry |
Bushire |
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3rd Brahmans |
Singapore |
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4th Prince Albert Victor’s Rajputs |
Colombo |
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5th Light Infantry |
Nowgong |
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6th Jat Light Infantry |
Secunderabad |
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7th Duke of Connaught’s Own Rajputs |
Ahmedabad |
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8th Rajputs |
Hong Kong |
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9th Bhopal Infantry |
Fyzabad |
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10th Jats |
Hyderabad |
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11th Rajputs |
Dinapore |
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12th Pioneers (The Kelat-I-Ghizle Regiment) |
Kirkee |
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13th Rajputs (The Shekhawatl Regiment) |
Agra |
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14th King George’s Own Ferozepore Sikhs |
Peshawar |
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15th Ludhiana Sikhs |
Loralai |
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16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment) |
Jubbulpore |
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17th Infantry (The Loyal Regiment) |
Lucknow |
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18th Infantry |
Dera Ismail Khan |
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19th Punjabis |
Dargai |
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20th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Infantry (Brownlow’s Punjabis) |
Poona |
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21st Punjabis |
Peshawar |
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22nd Punjabis |
Benares |
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23rd Sikh Pioneers |
Lahore |
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24th Punjabis |
Nowshera |
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25th Punjabis |
Hong Kong |
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26th Punjabis |
Hong Kong |
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27th Punjabis |
Tank |
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28th Punjabis |
Lahore |
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29th Punjabis |
Chaman |
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30th Punjabis |
Delhi |
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31st Punjabis |
Fort Sandeman |
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32nd Sikh Pioneers |
Sialkot |
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33rd Punjabis |
Bannu |
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34th Sikh Pioneers |
Ambala |
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35th Sikhs |
Rawalpindi |
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36th Sikhs |
Lucknow |
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37th Dogras |
Jhelum |
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38th Dogras |
Malakand |
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39th Garhwal Rifles |
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1st Bn |
Landsdowne |
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2nd Bn |
Lansdowne |
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40th Pathans |
Alipore |
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41st Dogras |
Bareilly |
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42nd Deoli Regiment (Cavalry and Infantry) |
Deoli |
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43rd Erinpura Regiment (Cavalry and Infantry) |
Erinpura |
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44th Merwara Infantry |
Ajmeer |
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45th Rattray’s Sikhs |
Dera Ismail Khan |
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46th Punjabis |
Nowshera |
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47th Sikhs |
Jullundur |
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48th Pioneers |
Allahabad |
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51st Sikhs (Frontier Force) |
Peshawar |
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52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force) |
Bannu |
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53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) |
Kohat |
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54th Sikhs (Frontier Force) |
Kohat |
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55th Coke’s Rifles (Frontier Force) |
Bannu |
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56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force) |
Samana |
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57th Wilde’s Rifles (Frontier Force) |
Dera Ismail Khan |
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58th Vaughan’s Rifles (Frontier Force) |
Quetta |
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59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) |
Jullundur |
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no 60th |
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61st King George’s Own Pioneers |
Bangalore |
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62nd Punjabis |
Cawnpore |
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63rd Palacottah Light Infantry |
Kamptee |
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64th Pioneers |
Mandalay |
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no 65th |
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66th Punjabis |
Rangoon |
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67th Punjabis |
Quetta |
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no 68th |
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69th Punjabis |
Jhelum |
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no 70th-71st |
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72nd Punjabis |
Peshawar |
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73rd Carnatic Infantry |
Trinchinopoly |
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74th Punjabis |
Lucknow |
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75th Carnatic Infantry |
Cannanore |
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76th Punjabis |
Jhelum |
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no 77th-78th |
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79th Carnatic Infantry |
Rangoon |
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80th Carnatic Infantry |
Bhamo |
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81st Pioneers |
Belgaum |
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82nd Punjabis |
Nowshera |
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83rd Wallajahbad Light Infantry |
Secunderababd |
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84th Punjabis |
Rawalpindi |
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no 85th |
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86th Carnatic Infantry |
St Thomas’ Mount |
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87th Punjabis |
Jhelum |
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88th Carnatic Infantry |
Secunderabad |
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89th Punjabis |
Meikitila |
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90th Punjabis |
Nasirabad |
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91st Punjabis (Light Infantry) |
Mandalay |
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92nd Punjabis |
Fort William |
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93rd Burma Infantry |
Barrackpore |
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94th Russell’s Infantry |
Bolarum |
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95th Russell’s Infantry |
Bombay |
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96th Berar Infantry |
Mhow |
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97th Deccan Infantry |
Jubbulpore |
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98th Infantry |
Saugor |
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99th Deccan Infantry |
Sehore |
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no 100th |
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101st Grenadiers |
Bangalore |
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102nd King Edward’s Own Grenadiers |
Muscat |
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103rd Mahratta Light Infantry |
Ahmednagar |
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104th Wellesley’s Rifles |
Baroda |
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105th Mahratta Light Infantry |
Poona |
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106th Hazara Pioneers |
Quetta |
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107th Pioneers |
Jhansi |
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108th Infantry |
Bangalore |
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109th Infantry |
Aden |
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110th Mahratta Light Infantry |
Belgaum |
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no 111th |
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112th Infantry |
Nowshera |
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113th Infantry |
Dibrugarh |
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114th Mahrattas |
Alipore |
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no 115th |
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116th Mahrattas |
Jhansi |
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117th Mahrattas |
Poona |
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no 118th |
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119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment) |
Ahmednagar |
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120th Rajputana Infantry |
Belgaum |
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121st Pioneers |
Quetta |
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122nd Rajputana Infantry |
Kohat |
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123rd Outram’s Rifles |
Manipur |
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124th Duchess of Connaught’s Own Baluchistan Infantry |
Tientsin, China |
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125th Napier’s Rifles |
Mhow |
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126th Baluchistan Infantry |
Hong Kong |
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127th Queen Mary’s Own Baluch Light Infantry |
Karachi |
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128th Pioneers |
Meerut |
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129th Duke of Connaught’s Own Baluchis |
Ferozepore |
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130th King George’s Own Baluchis (Jacob’s Rifles) |
Aurangabad |
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1st King George’s Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) 1st Bn |
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1st Bn |
Dharmsala |
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2nd Bn |
Nowshera |
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2nd King Edward’s Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)1st Bn |
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1st Bn |
Delhi |
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2nd Bn |
Dehra Dun |
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3rd Queen Alexandra’s Own Gurkha Rifles |
Almora |
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1st Bn |
Almora |
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2nd Bn |
Lansdowne |
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4th Gurkha Rifles 1st |
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1st Bn |
Bakloh |
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2nd Bn |
Bakloh |
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5th Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) |
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1st Bn |
Abbottabad |
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2nd Bn |
Abbottabad |
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6th Gurkha Rifles |
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1st Bn |
Abbottabad |
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2nd Bn |
Abbottabad |
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7th Gurkha Rifles |
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1st Bn |
Quetta |
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2nd Bn |
Quetta |
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8th Gurkha Rifles |
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1st Bn |
Shillong |
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2nd Bn |
Lansdowne |
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9th Gurkha Rifles |
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1st Bn |
Dehra Dun |
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2nd Bn |
Dehra Dun |
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10th Gurkha Rifles |
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1st Bn |
Maymyo |
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2nd Bn |
Dacca |
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No listing of medical or service units |