1st Indian Cavalry Division

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This page is about the 1st Indian Cavalry Division on the Western Front. This is not the same as the Indian Cavalry Division in Mesopotamia.

This page was initially automatically created using data from series WO 95 (official war diaries) in the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue. It is not guaranteed to be complete or accurate. You can edit this page to make it more useful. Please help to improve the page by adding or correcting facts, and citing reliable sources.


1st Indian Cavalry Division
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Country: India
Service: Indian Army
Branch: unknown
Type: Formation
Specific type: Mounted division
Full size: 10000
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Name1: 1st Indian Cavalry Division
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Name2: 4th Cavalry Division
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For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.
Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 2nd Indian Cavalry Brigade
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: 01/08/1914
End date: 31/03/1918
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Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 5th Indian Cavalry Brigade
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: 01/11/1914
End date: 31/03/1918
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Command structure
Relationship type: Tactical
Subordinate unit: 8th Indian Cavalry Brigade
Subordinate level: Brigade
Start date: 01/08/1914
End date: 31/03/1918
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Theatre of war
Theatre name: France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered: 01/08/1914
Date left: 31/03/1918
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Personal narratives

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Official sources

Unit war diaries

  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1168/1, Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General, (01/10/1914–31/12/1916)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1157/2, Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General, (01/01/1917–31/03/1918)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1167/1, General Staff, (01/08/1914–31/12/1914)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1167/2, General Staff, (01/01/1915–30/06/1915)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1167/3, General Staff, (01/07/1915–31/08/1915)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1167/4, General Staff, (01/09/1915–31/07/1916)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1167/5, General Staff, (01/08/1916–31/12/1916)
  • The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/1157/1, General Staff, (01/01/1917–31/03/1918)


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This page contains data imported from the UK National Archives Discovery catalogue, licensed under Open Government Licence v2.0.