Indian Cavalry Corps order of battle First World War
The Indian Cavalry Corps was formed 18 December 1914.[1]
Indian Cavalry in France 1916
Further information: British cavalry during the First World War
Command
- Commander Lieutenant-General Michael Rimington
- Brigadier-General General Staff H.J.M. Macandrew
- Brigadier-General Royal Artillery R St C Leeky [1]
Corps Troops
- Jodhpur Lancers
- 1st Indian Signal Squadron
- Jodhpur Cavalry Field Ambulance [2]
1st Indian Cavalry Division
Arrived in France 7 November 1914
- Major-General M.F. Rimington
- Major-General H.D. Fanshawe from 22 December 1914
- GSO 1 Lieutenant-Colonel H J M Macandrew
- Lieutenant-Colonel R. O'Bryan Taylor from 26 December 1914
- Commander Royal Horse Artillery Colonel R St C Leeky
- Lieutenant-Colonel H Rouse from 11 December 1914
- Commander Royal Engineers Colonel C E Baddeley
- Lieutenant-Colonel C A J Leslie from 11 December 1914 [1]
2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade
- Brigadier-General H.P. Leader
- 17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers
- 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry
- 19th Lancers (Fane's Horse)
- Signal Troop [1]
3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade
Forward scouts of the 9th Hodson's Horse pause to consult a map, near Vraignes, France in April 1917
- Major-General C.P.W. Pirie
8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade
- Major-General G.A. Cookson
- Brigadier-General W.H. Fasken from 9 December 1914
1st Indian Cavalry Division Troops
- I Indian Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
- A Battery, RHA
- Q Battery, RHA
- U Battery, RHA
- I Indian Brigade Ammunition Column
- B Section
- C Section
- G Section
- 2nd Indian Field Troop Royal Engineers
- 2nd Indian Signal Squadron
- 1st Indian Supply Column
- Sialkot Field Ambulance
- Ambala Field Ambulance
- Lucknow Field Ambulance [1][3]
2nd Indian Cavalry Division
Deccan Horse,Bazentin Ridge 1916
Arrived in France 14 December 1914
- Commander Major-General G.A. Cookson
- GSO 1 Lieutenant-Colonel L.C. Jones
- Commander Royal Horse Artillery Lieutenant-Colonel H F Askwith
- Commander Royal Engineers Lieutenant-Colonel H J M Marshall [3]
5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade
- Colonel M E Willoughby
- 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons
- 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)
- 38th King George's Own Central India Horse
- Signal troop [3]
7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade
- Brigadier-General FitzJ.M. Edwards
9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade
Arrived in France with the Indian Corps 12 October 1914 attached Indian Cavalry Corps 23 December 1914.
- Brigadier-General F.W.G. Wadeson
- 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards
- 20th Deccan Horse
- 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse
- Signal Troop [3]
2nd Indian Cavalry Division Troops
- II Indian Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery
- N Battery, RHA, arrived in France with the 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade
- V Battery, RHA
- X Battery, RHA
- II Brigade Ammunition Column
- E Section arrived 5 January 1915
- F Section arrived 5 January 1915
- H Section
- 1st Indian Field Troop Royal Engineers
- 3rd Indian Signal Squadron
- 2nd Indian Cavalry Supply Column
- Mhow Cavalry Field Ambulance
- Meerut Cavalry Field Ambulance
- Secunderabad Cavalry Field Ambulance, arrived in France with the 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade [3]
See also
References
Bibliography
- Edmunds, J.E. (1925). History of the Great War. Military Operations, France and Belgium 1914. History of the Great War. Volume II. Macmillan & Co. ISBN 9781845747176
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