7th (Meerut) Division

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The 7th (Meerut) Division was an infantry division of the British Indian Army

British Indian Army

The Indian Army was the principal army of the British Raj in India during the last half-century before the Partition of India of India in 1947....
. It was formed by General Kitchener

Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, Order of the Garter, Order of St Patrick, Order of the Bath, Order of Merit, Order of the Star of India, Order of St Michael and St George, Order of the Indian Empire, Aid...
while he was Commander-in-chief of India between 1902 & 1909. The division was sent to France at the outbreak of the Great War, landing at Marseilles on 26 September 1914 as part of the Indian Corp. The corp was withdrawn in late 1915, and after that the 7th Division fought in Palestine

Sinai and Palestine Campaign

The Sinai and Palestine Campaign during the Middle Eastern Theatre of World War I was a series of battles which took place on the Sinai Peninsula, Palestine, and Syria between January 28, 1915 and October 28, 1918....
.

Order of Battle September 1914

Dehra Dun Brigade

1st Bn. Seaforth Highlanders
Seaforth Highlanders

The Seaforth Highlanders was a historic regiment of the British Army associated with large areas of the northern Highlands of Scotland. The Seaforth Highlanders have varied in size from two battalions to seventeen battalions during the World War I....
6th Jat Light Infantry
Jat Regiment

The Jat Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army, it is one of the longest serving and most decorated regiments of the Indian Army. The regiment has won 19 battle honours between 1839 to 1947 and post independence 5 battle honours, eight Mahavir Chakra, eight Kirti Chakra, 32 Shaurya Chakras, 39 Vir Chakras and 170 Sena Medals....
2nd Bn. 2nd Gurkha Rifles
1st Bn. 9th Gurkha Rifles

Garwhal Brigade

2nd Bn. Leicestershire Regiment
1st Bn. 39th Garhwal Rifles
2nd Bn. 39th Garhwal Rifles
2nd Bn. 3rd Gurkha Rifles

Bareilly Brigade

2nd Bn. Black Watch
Black Watch

The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.Prior to 28 March 2006, the Black Watch was an infantry regiment in its own right; The Black Watch from 1931 to 2006, and The Royal Highland Regiment from 1881 to 1931....
1st Bn. 41st Dogras
1st Bn. 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force)
2nd Bn. 8th Gurkha Rifles

4th Cavalry
4th Lancers

The 4th Lancers was a part of the British Indian Army....

Divisional Artillery

IV Brigade RFA
RFA

selfref|On Wikipedia, RfA may refer to...
IX Brigade RFA
XIII Brigade RFA
110 Battery RGA
Royal Garrison Artillery

The Royal Garrison Artillery was the arm of the Royal Artillery that was tasked with manning the guns of the British Empire's forts and fortresses, including the Empire's coastal artillery batteries, the heavy gun batteries attached to each infantry division, and the guns of the siege artillery....

External links

has list of all Indian Army regiments with pictures of their regimental badges.