5th (MHOW) DIVISION

British units only.

A Regular Division of the Indian Army. The Division remained in India throughout the war.

 

Infantry Units

Nasirabad Brigade.

1st Bn Royal Irish Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Oct 1914. To the 27th (British) Division.
2nd Garrison Bn Essex Regt. Mar 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
2nd Bn Queen’s Own. Sep 1914 - Jan 1915. To the 12th Division.

Jubbulpore Brigade.

1/5th Bn Buffs. Dec 1914 - Nov 1915. To the 7th Division.
1/5th Bn Somerset Light Infantry. Nov 1914 - Dec 1914. To the 3rd Lahore divisional area.
2nd Bn East Yorkshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Oct 1914. To the 28th (British) Division.
2nd Bn Cheshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Oct 1914. To the 28th (British) Division.
1st Garrison Bn Cameronians. Mar 1916 - Oct 1917. To the Meerut Division.
1/4th Bn Border Regt. Feb 1918 - 11 Nov 1918.
2/4th Bn Border Regt. Nov 1915 - Mar 1916. To the 1st Division.
2/7th Bn Hampshire Regt. Mar 1916 - Aug 1917. To Mesopotamia on L of C duties.
1/4th Bn Queen’s Own. Dec 1914 - Feb 1918. To the 4th Division.
1/5th Bn Queen’s Own. Mar 1917 - Nov 1917. To the 18th Division.
1st Bn York and Lancaster Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Oct 1914. To the 28th (British) Division.

Jhansi Brigade.

1st Garrison Bn Royal Scots Fusiliers. Mar 1916 - 11 Nov 1918.
2nd Bn East Surrey Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Oct 1914. To the 28th (British) Division.
2nd Bn Royal Berkshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Aug 1914. To the 8th (British) Division.
1/5th Bn Queen’s Own. Dec 1914 - Mar 1916. To the 2nd Division.

Mhow Brigade.

1/4th Bn Buffs. Dec 1914 - Aug 1915. To the Aden Brigade.
1/1st Brecknockshire Bn (SWB). Aug 1915 - 11 Nov 1918.
2nd Bn Hampshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - Sep 1914. To the 6th Division.
1/4th Bn Dorsetshire Regt. Nov 1914 - Mar 1915. To the 3rd Lahore divisional area.