16th Indian Division

June 2015 July 2018 16th Indian Division 16 Infantry Division.png Insignia of the 16th Infantry Division 1916–1922 British India 23px British Crown British India 23px Infantry Division Northern Army First World WarThird Afghan War The 16th Indian Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during the First World War. It was formed in December 1916, during the First World War. It was the only war formed division of the British Indian Army that was not sent overseas,The 3rd Lahore,Perry 1993 55 6th Poona,Perry 1993 82 and 7th Meerut Divisional AreasPerry 1993 97 also remained in India throughout the war. instead it was sent to guard the North West Frontier. The division took over the responsibilities of the 3rd Lahore Divisional Area when it was disbanded in May 1917. The 16th Division was called into action for the Waziristan Campaign in 1917, the 45th (Jullundur) Brigade under command of Brigadier Reginald Dyer were responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. In 1919, they were sent into Afghanistan during the Third Afghan War.1 October 2009 Waziristan Campaign 1917 25th County of London Cycle Battalion http://www.25thlondon.com/waziristan.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090107000139/http://www.25thlondon.com/waziristan.htm 7 January 2009 live The division was not reformed for the Second World War.Kempton 2003a i Order of Battle The division was composed as follows:Perry 1993 67–71 43rd Indian Brigade 43rd Indian Brigade 2/6th Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion 12th Pioneers 1st Battalion 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan 1st Battalion 4th Gurkha Rifles 44th (Ferozepore) Brigade 44th (Ferozepore) Brigade Joined the division in February 1917: 1/9th Battalion Hampshire Regiment 2nd Battalion 17th Infantry 2nd Battalion 30th Punjabis (Replaced by the 3rd battalion August 1918) 45th (Jullundur) Brigade Joined the division in May 1917: 1/25th Battalion London Regiment 3rd Battalion 23rd Sikh Pioneers 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) 1st Battalion 151st Sikh Infantry In the Third Afghan War the formation was: 1 Squadron 37th Lancers (Baluch Horse) 1/25th Battalion London Regiment 2nd Battalion 41st Dogras 2nd Battalion 69th Punjabis 2nd Battalion 150th Infantry 57th Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force) 1 Company 2/4th Battalion Border Regiment 23rd (Peshawar) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)Collett, pp.301–302 Ambala Brigade Ambala Brigade Joined the division in May 1917: 1/9th Battalion Middlesex Regiment 4th Battalion 30th Punjabis Divisional troops 23rd Battalion Rifle Brigade 2nd Battalion 10th Jats Divisional Artillery VI Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (RFA) CCXVII Brigade, RFA CCXVIII Brigade, RFA CCXXI Brigade, RFA See also List of Indian divisions in World War I Notes References 2 Bibliography Collett Nigel 2007 The Butcher of Amritsar: General Reginald Dyer Continuum International Publishing Group 1-85285-575-4 Kempton Chris 2003a 'Loyalty & Honour', The Indian Army September 1939 – August 1947 Part I Divisions The Military Press Milton Keynes 0-85420-228-5 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 http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/16_ind_div.htm 16th Indian Division on The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 by PB Chappell 30 June 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080517084648/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/16_ind_div.htm 17 May 2008 Category:British Indian Army divisions Category:Indian World War I divisions Category:Military units and formations established in 1916 Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1922