4th (Quetta) Division explained

Unit Name:	4th (Quetta) Division
Country:	British India
Branch:	British Indian Army
Type:	Infantry
Size:	Division
Garrison:	Quetta

The 4th (Quetta) Division was an infantry division of the British Indian Army. It was formed by General Kitchener while he was Commander-in-chief of India. During World War I the division remained in India. Its composition was:

Formation 1914

• Commanding officer Lt General Malcolm Henry Grover
• 1st Quetta Infantry Brigade Brigadier General Sitwell
  • 2nd Battalion Somerset Light Infantry
  • 12th Pioneers
  • 19th Punjabis
  • 58th Vaughn's Rifles
  • 1/7th Gurkha Rifles
  • 2/7th Gurkha
  • XXI Brigade Royal Field Artillery (RFA)
• 2nd Quetta Infantry Brigade Major General Mellis VC
  • 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers
  • 40th Pathans
  • 67th Punjabis
  • 106th Hazara Pioneers
  • 114th Mahrattas
  • IV Mountain Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA)
• Karachi Brigade Brigadier General Shaw
  • 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
  • 127th Baluch Light Infantry
  • 69 Company RGA
• Divisional troops
  • 10th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Hodson's Horse)
  • 22nd Cavalry (Frontier Force)
  • 28th Light Cavalry
  • 15th Sikhs
  • 29th Punjabis
  • 31st Punjabis
  • 60 Company RGA

See also

• List of Indian divisions in World War I

Bibliography

• Book: Perry, F.W. . 1993 . Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions . Ray Westlake Military Books . Newport . 1-871167-23-X.

External links

• Web site: 4th (Quetta) Division on The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 by PB Chappell . 2015-07-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085133/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/4_ind_div.htm . 17 May 2008 . dmy .