6th (POONA) DIVISION

British units only.

A Regular Division of the Indian Army. Arrived in Mesopotamia in November 1914. Served in Mesopotamia until captured at Kut al Amara on 29 April 1916. When the Division went overseas its garrison duties were taken over by the 6th Poona divisional area.

 

Battles and Engagements.

Mesopotamia.

Landing at Fao. 6 Nov 1914.
Affair of Saihan. 15 Nov 1914.
Affair of Sahil. 17 Nov 1914.
Occupation of Basra. 22 Nov 1914.
First action near Qurna. 4-8 Dec 1914.
Occupation of Qurna. 9 Dec 1914.

Battle of Shaiba. 12-14 Apr 1915.
Second action of Qurna. 31 May 1915.
Occupation of Amara. 3 Jun 1915.
Battle of Kut al Amara. 28 Sep 1915.
Battle of Ctesiphon. 22-24 Nov 1915.
Affair of Umm at Tubul. 1 Dec 1915.

16th (Poona) Brigade.

2nd Bn Dorsetshire Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 29 Apr 1916. Captured at Kut al Amara. (See the 21st Brigade, 7th Division where the Battalion was reformed.)
2nd Bn Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders. 04 Aug 1914 - Sep 1914. To the 27th (British) Division.

17th (Ahmednagar) Brigade.

1st Bn Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. 04 Aug 1914 - 29 Apr 1916. Captured at Kut al Amara. (See the 28th Brigade, 7th Division where the Battalion was reformed.)

18th (Belgaum) Brigade.

2nd Bn Norfolk Regt. 04 Aug 1914 - 29 Apr 1916. Captured at Kut al Amara. (See the 21st Brigade, 7th Division where the Battalion was reformed.)

Bombay Brigade. (To the Poona divisional area in Oct 1914.)

1st Bn Sherwood Foresters. 04 Aug 1914 - Sep 1914. To the 8th (British) Division.
2nd Bn Hampshire Regt. Sep 1914 - Oct 1914. To the Poona divisional area.

30th Brigade. (Joined the Division in Sep 1915.)

2 Coys 2nd Bn Queen’s Own. Jan 1916 - 29 Apr 1916. Captured at Kut al Amara.