14th Indian Division
Active	12 May 1916 – February 1919
Country	British India
Allegiance	British Crown
Branch	British Indian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Division
Part of	III Corps
Engagements	World War I Mesopotamian campaign Second Battle of Kut Fall of Baghdad (1917)
Commanders
Notable commanders	SirWilliam Montgomerie Thomson

The14th Indian Division was formed duringWorld War I, for service in theMesopotamian Campaign. It was composed of battalions of the RegularBritish Army, the BritishTerritorial Force and theBritish Indian Army.

The Division now part of theTigris Corps was involved in a number on minor engagements theSecond Battle of Kut and theFall of Baghdad, the Division's 36th Brigade was left in Baghdad as theGarrison.

The Division remained in Mesopotamia until theArmistice of Mudros 31 October 1918.^[1][2]

The division commanded the following units, although not all of them served at the same time:^[3]

• 1/5th Battalion,Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
• 37th Dogras
• 102nd King Edward's Own Grenadiers
• 2nd Battalion,4th Gurkha Rifles^[1][2]

Departed for theNorth Persia Force in June 1918, replaced by 56th Indian Brigade

• 1/4th Battalion,Hampshire Regiment
• 26th Punjabis
• 62nd Punjabis
• 82nd Punjabis^[1][2]

• 1st Battalion,2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)
• 36th Sikhs
• 64th Pioneers
• 1/4th Battalion,Devonshire Regiment
• 45th Rattray's Sikhs
• 2nd Battalion,Norfolk Regiment
• 2nd Battalion,9th Gurkha Rifles
• 1st Battalion,67th Punjabis
• 82nd Punjabis
• 185th Machine Gun Company
• 37th LightTrench Mortar Battery

Joined in August 1918 to replace 36th Indian Brigade

• 1/4th Battalion,Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)
• 1st Battalion,42nd Deoli Regiment
• 95th Russell's Infantry
• 104th Wellesley's Rifles
• 1stPatiala Lancers(attached March to June 1918)
• 2nd Indian Machine Gun Company
• 56th Light Trench Mortar Battery

• 13th BrigadeRoyal Field Artillery
• C/69th Howitzer battery^[1]

• Advance tothe Hai and capture of theKhudaira Bend. 14 December 1916.
• Capture of theHai Salient. 25 January – 5 February 1917.
• Capture ofSannaiyat. 17–24 February 1917.
• Second Battle of Kut. 23 February 1917
• Passage of theTigris. 23–24 February 1917.
• Fall of Baghdad (1917). 8–11 March 1917
• Passage of the ‘Adhaim. 18 April 1917.
• Action of theShatt al Adhaim. 30 April 1917.
• Second action ofJabal Hamrin. 16–20 October 1917.
• Third action of Jabal Hamrin. 3–6 December 1917.

^[1][2]

• List of Indian divisions in World War I

• Haythornthwaite, Philip J. (1996).The World War One Source Book. London: Arms and Armour Press.ISBN 1-85409-351-7.
• James, Brigadier E.A. (1978).British Regiments 1914–18. London: Samson Books Limited.ISBN 0-906304-03-2.
• Moberly, F.J. (1923).Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign. London: Imperial War Museum.ISBN 1-870423-30-5.
• Perry, F.W. (1993).Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions. Newport: Ray Westlake Military Books.ISBN 1-871167-23-X.

• "14th Indian Division onThe Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 by PB Chappell". Archived fromthe original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved2015-06-30.

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