User:Hamish59/List of Indian Army Brigades in World War I

List of Indian Army Brigades in World War I The Indian Army during the First World War fought on three continents Europe, Africa and Asia. They also had to supply formations for home service. This list details the Cavalry and Infantry brigades formed by the Indian Army during the First World War.

Kitchener reforms
The Kitchener Reforms, carried out during Lord Kitchener's tenure as Commander-in-Chief, India (1902–09), completed the unification of the three former Presidency armies, the Punjab Frontier Force, the Hyderabad Contingent and other local forces into one Indian Army. Kitchener identified the Indian Army's main task as the defence of the North-West Frontier against foreign aggression (particularly Russian expansion into Afghanistan) with internal security relegated to a secondary role. The Army was organized into divisions and brigades that would act as field formations but also included internal security troops.

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1st/2nd Class Districts 1st/2nd Class Districts 1st/2nd Class Districts
 * 1903
 * 1904
 * 1905

1906
Northern Command Eastern Command Secunderabad Command Burma command Western Command
 * 1st (Peshawar) Division
 * Nowshera Brigade – J Willcocks – 29 March 1902
 * 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division
 * Abbotabad Brigade – J B Woon – 27 June 1904
 * Sialkot Brigade – B T Mahon – 12 April 1904
 * 3rd (Lahore) Division
 * Jullundur Brigade – R A H Pollock – 29 June 1904
 * Sirhind Brigade – R A P Clements – 1 February 1904
 * Ambala Brigade – R B Adams VC – 18 July 1904
 * Mooltan Brigade – W du G Grey – 18 July 1904
 * Ferozepore Brigade – H A Abbott – 25 January 1902
 * NW Frontier
 * Kohat Brigade – C H Des Voeux – 14 February 1903
 * Derajat Brigade – A A Pearson – 23 January 1904
 * Bannu Brigade – F J Aylmer – 11 August 1904
 * 7th (Meerut) Division
 * Bareilly Brigade – A R Martin – 4 January 1904
 * Garhwal Brigade – A G F Browne – 26 November 1902
 * Meerut Brigade – A Phayre – 1 November 1904
 * 8th (Lucknow) Division
 * Fyzabad Brigade – H S Wheatley – 7 March 1904
 * Assam Brigade – H N Macrae – 21 November 1903
 * Allahabad Brigade – J Spens – 12 August 1903
 * 4th brigade?
 * 9th (Secunderabad) Division
 * Bangalore Brigade – J E Nixon – 1 May 1903
 * Bangalore Brigade – R I Scallon – 14 December 1904
 * Madras Brigade – F H Kelly – no date
 * Secunderabad Brigade – E O F Hamilton – 26 November 1902
 * Secunderabad Brigade – G F Francis – 18 October 1904
 * Burma Division
 * Mandalay Brigade – F H Plowden – 23 July 1902
 * Rangoon Brigade – E E M Lawford – 9 August 1902
 * 4th (Quetta) Division
 * Kurrachee Brigade – R M Greeneld – 3 June 1900
 * 5th (Mhow) Division
 * Nusseerabad Brigade – J H S Craigie – 19 February 1901
 * Jhansi Brigade – F S Garrett – 1 May 1903
 * Jubbulpore Brigade – L Denning – 31 July 1902
 * 6th (Poona) Division
 * Bombay Brigade – A G Creagh – 18 October 1900
 * Ahmednager Brigade – H E Penton – 9 June 1900
 * 3rd brigade?
 * Aden
 * Aden Brigade – H M Mahon – 22 January 1904

1907
Northern Command Eastern Command Secunderabad Command Burma command Western Command
 * 1st (Peshawar) Division
 * Nowshera Brigade – J Willcocks – 29 March 1902
 * Mardan Brigade – M H S Grover – 1 January 1906
 * 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division
 * Abbotabad Brigade – J B Woon – 27 June 1904
 * Sialkot Brigade – B T Mahon – 12 April 1904
 * Jhelum District
 * Jhellum Brigade – Grey – no date
 * was it Mooltan Brigade – W du G Grey – 18 July 1904
 * 3rd (Lahore) Division
 * Jullundur Brigade – R A H Pollock – 29 June 1904
 * Sirhind Brigade – R A P Clements – 1 February 1904
 * Ambala Brigade – E H H McSwiney – 28 April 1906
 * Ferozepore Brigade – C A Anderson – 22 January 1906
 * NW Frontier
 * Kohat Brigade – C H Des Voeux – 14 February 1903
 * Derajat Brigade – R B Adams VC – no date
 * Bannu Brigade – F J Aylmer – 11 August 1904
 * 7th (Meerut) Division
 * Bareilly Brigade – A R Martin – 4 January 1904
 * Garhwal Brigade – A G F Browne – 26 November 1902
 * Meerut Brigade – A Phayre – 1 November 1904
 * 8th (Lucknow) Division
 * Fyzabad Brigade – H S Wheatley – 7 March 1904
 * Assam Brigade – H N Macrae – 21 November 1903
 * Allahabad Brigade – J Spens – 12 August 1903
 * 4th brigade?
 * 9th (Secunderabad) Division
 * Bangalore Brigade – J E Nixon – 1 May 1903
 * Bangalore Brigade – R I Scallon – 14 December 1904
 * Madras Brigade – F H Kelly – no date
 * Secunderabad Brigade – E O F Hamilton – 26 November 1902
 * Secunderabad Brigade – G F Francis – 18 October 1904
 * Burma Division
 * Mandalay Brigade – F H Plowden – 23 July 1902
 * Rangoon Brigade – E E M Lawford – 9 August 1902
 * 4th (Quetta) Division
 * Kurrachee Brigade – R M Greeneld – 3 June 1900
 * 5th (Mhow) Division
 * Nusseerabad Brigade – J H S Craigie – 19 February 1901
 * Jhansi Brigade – F S Garrett – 1 May 1903
 * Jubbulpore Brigade – L Denning – 31 July 1902
 * 6th (Poona) Division
 * Bombay Brigade – A G Creagh – 18 October 1900
 * Ahmednager Brigade – H E Penton – 9 June 1900
 * 3rd brigade?
 * Aden
 * Aden Brigade – H M Mahon – 22 January 1904

1914
1914

Pre-war divisions

 * 1st (Peshawar) Division
 * 1st (Peshawar) Brigade (pre-war; became 1st Indian Brigade July 1918)
 * 2nd (Nowshera) Brigade (pre-war)
 * Peshawar Brigade (formed July 1918)
 * 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade (pre-war)
 * 10th Indian Cavalry Brigade (formed May 1917)
 * 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division
 * 3rd (Abbottabad) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 4th (Rawalpindi) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 5th (Jhelum) Brigade (pre-war; became 5th Indian Brigade October 1918)
 * 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade (pre-war; joined 1st Indian Cavalry Division September 1914)
 * Sialkot Brigade (formed March 1915 as Sialkot Brigade (Temporary); renamed April 1917)
 * Galis Brigade (temporary June to December 1916)
 * Rawalpindi Additional Brigade (formed September 1918)
 * 6th Indian Brigade (formed October 1918)
 * Jhelum Brigade (formed November 1918)
 * 58th Indian Brigade (from 6th Poona Divisional Area November 1918)
 * 59th Indian Brigade (from 6th Poona Divisional Area November 1918)
 * Nepalese Brigade #1 (attached from January 1916)
 * 3rd (Lahore) Division
 * 7th (Ferozepore) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 8th (Jullundur) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 9th (Sirhind) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade (pre-war; joined 1st Indian Cavalry Division August 1914)
 * 28th Indian Brigade (from 7th (Meerut) Division 16 January 1916; returned to 7th (Meerut) Division end of January 1916)
 * 37th Indian Brigade (landed at Basra, 21 January 1916; attached March to April 1916; to 14th Indian Division)
 * 50th Indian Brigade (formed 20 August 1917 in 17th Indian Division; attached from late August to mid-September; to 15th Indian Division)
 * 4th (Quetta) Division
 * 1st Quetta Brigade (pre-war; renamed 10th Indian Brigade, July 1918)
 * 2nd Quetta Brigade (pre-war; renamed 11th Indian Brigade, July 1918)
 * 3rd Quetta Brigade (formed April 1918; renamed 57th Indian Brigade, July 1918)
 * Karachi Brigade (pre-war; became independent June 1917)
 * 12th Indian Cavalry Brigade (formed June 1918)
 * 13th Indian Cavalry Brigade (formed September 1918)
 * 5th (Mhow) Division
 * Nasirabad Brigade (pre-war; abolished October 1915; reformed October 1917)
 * Jubbulpore Brigade (pre-war)
 * Jhansi Brigade (pre-war)
 * 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade (formed 11 November 1914 from units in 5th (Mhow) Division)
 * 6th (Poona) Division
 * 16th (Poona) Brigade (pre-war; captured 29 April 1916 at Kut)
 * 17th (Ahmednagar) Brigade (pre-war; captured 29 April 1916 at Kut)
 * 18th (Belgaum) Brigade (pre-war; captured 29 April 1916 at Kut)
 * Bombay Brigade (pre-war; detached to 6th Poona Divisional Area October 1914)
 * 30th Indian Brigade (attached from 12th Indian Division September 1915; captured 29 April 1916 at Kut)
 * 6th Indian Cavalry Brigade (formed in Mesopotamia 10 March 1915; attached to 6th (Poona) Division 6 October to 6 December 1915)
 * 7th (Meerut) Division
 * 19th (Dehra Dun) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 20th (Garhwal) Brigade (pre-war; became independent December 1915)
 * 21st (Bareilly) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 28th Indian Brigade (joined December 1915)
 * 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade (pre-war; joined 2nd Indian Cavalry Division August 1914)
 * 35th Indian Brigade (formed December 1915 and to Mesopotamia; with Division December 1915 to February 1916; to 14th Indian Division May 1916)
 * 8th (Lucknow) Division
 * 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade (pre-war; joined 1st Indian Cavalry Division September 1914)
 * 22nd (Lucknow) Brigade (pre-war; to 11th Indian Division October 1914)
 * Allahabad Brigade (pre-war)
 * Presidency Brigade (pre-war)
 * Fyzabad Brigade (pre-war; broken up November 1914)
 * Lucknow Brigade (reformed July 1917)
 * 9th (Secunderabad) Division
 * 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade (pre-war; attached to 1st Indian Cavalry Division September 1914)
 * 1st Secunderabad Brigade (pre-war; renamed Secunderabad Brigade October 1914)
 * 2nd Secunderabad Brigade (pre-war; broken up October 1914)
 * Bangalore Brigade (pre-war; mobilized as 27th (Bangalore) Brigade and departed for East Africa September 1914)
 * Secunderabad Brigade (renamed from 1st Secunderabad Brigade October 1914)
 * Southern Brigade (pre-war)
 * Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade (reformed February 1915)
 * Bangalore Brigade (reformed January 1917; disbanded in 1926)
 * Burma Division
 * Rangoon Brigade (pre-war)
 * Mandalay Brigade (pre-war; broken up October 1914)

Pre-war brigades

 * North West Frontier Brigades
 * Kohat Brigade (pre-war)
 * Bannu Brigade (pre-war)
 * Derajat Brigade (pre-war)
 * Aden
 * Aden Brigade (pre-war)
 * Aden Infantry Brigade (established as a separate command July 1915)

Divisional Areas

 * 3rd Lahore Divisional Area
 * Ambala Brigade (reformed November 1914; to 16th Indian Division in May 1917)
 * 44th (Ferozepore) Brigade (formed August 1915; to 16th Indian Division in February 1917)
 * 45th (Jullundur) Brigade (formed February 1917; to 16th Indian Division in May 1917)
 * 6th Poona Divisional Area
 * Bombay Brigade (from 6th (Poona) Division October 1914; independent June 1918)
 * Poona Brigade (formed in December 1914)
 * Ahmednagar Brigade (formed in May 1918)
 * 58th Indian Brigade (formed in June 1918; transferred to 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division November 1918)
 * 59th Indian Brigade (formed in June 1918; transferred to 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division November 1918)
 * 7th Meerut Divisional Area
 * 14th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade (formed November 1914; renumbered 4th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade February 1915)
 * 4th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade (renumbered from 14th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade February 1915)
 * Bareilly Brigade (formed December 1914)
 * Delhi Brigade (formed December 1914; broken up February 1915; reformed December 1918)
 * Dehra Dun Brigade (formed March 1915; broken up December 1918)
 * Garhwal Brigade (formed April 1917)
 * Agra Brigade (formed December 1918)
 * Nepalese Brigade #2 (attached from January 1916)

Cavalry divisions

 * 1st Indian Cavalry Division (4th Cavalry Division from 26 November 1916)
 * 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade (from 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division 2 October 1914; broken up March 1918)
 * 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade (from 3rd (Lahore) Division 2 October 1914; joined 2nd Indian Cavalry Division 15 September 1915)
 * 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade (from 8th (Lucknow) Division 2 October 1914; broken up March 1918)
 * 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade (attached November to 23 December 1914)
 * 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade (from 2nd Indian Cavalry Division September 1915; broken up March 1918)
 * 2nd Indian Cavalry Division (5th Cavalry Division from 26 November 1916)
 * 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade (formed from units of 5th (Mhow) Division 11 November 1914; to 1st Indian Cavalry Division September 1915)
 * 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade (from 7th (Meerut) Division 23 November 1914; reformed June 1916 for Mesopotamia)
 * 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade (joined from 1st Indian Cavalry Division 23 December 1914; broken up March 1918)
 * 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade (joined from 1st Indian Cavalry Division 15 September 1915; broken up March 1918)
 * 4th Cavalry Division (British Indian Army)
 * 10th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army) (formed 24 April 1918 from 6th Mounted Brigade and units of 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade)
 * 11th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army) (formed 24 April 1918 from 8th Mounted Brigade and units of 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade)
 * 12th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army) (formed 24 April 1918 from 22nd Mounted Brigade and units of 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade)
 * 5th Cavalry Division (British Indian Army)
 * 13th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army) (formed 24 April 1918 from 5th Mounted Brigade and units of 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade)
 * 14th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army) (formed 24 April 1918 from 7th Mounted Brigade and units of 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade)
 * 15th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade (independent until joining 24 April 1918)
 * Cavalry Division (British Indian Army)
 * 6th Indian Cavalry Brigade (independent; joined division on formation 8 December 1916; independent after division broken up 8 April 1918)
 * 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade (arrived in Mesopotamia August 1916; joined division on formation 8 December 1916; independent after division broken up 8 April 1918)
 * 11th Indian Cavalry Brigade – formed in Mesopotamia November 1917; did not join the division, served as an independent formation; broken up in March 1919

War-formed divisions

 * 10th Indian Division
 * 28th Indian Brigade (formed October 1914; to Mesopotamia November 1915)
 * 29th Indian Brigade (formed October 1914; detached to Gallipoli April - December 1915)
 * 30th Indian Brigade (formed October 1914; to Mesopotamia March 1915)
 * 20th Indian Brigade (from 7th (Meerut) Division January 1916; became independent March 1916)
 * 31st Indian Brigade (joined from 11th Indian Division January 1916; broken up 13 February 1916)
 * 11th Indian Division
 * 22nd (Lucknow) Brigade (joined from 8th (Lucknow) Division; broken up January 1916)
 * 31st Indian Brigade (formed January 1915; to 10th Indian Division January 1916)
 * 32nd (Imperial Service) Brigade (formed October 1914; broken up January 1916)
 * 12th Indian Division
 * 12th Indian Brigade (formed January 1915; to 15th Indian Division May 1916)
 * 30th Indian Brigade (from 10th Indian Division April 1915; to 6th (Poona) Division September 1915)
 * 33rd Indian Brigade (formed March 1915; broken up 7 December 1915)
 * 34th Indian Brigade (formed December 1915; to 15th Indian Division May 1916)
 * 14th Indian Division
 * 35th Indian Brigade (formed December 1915)
 * 36th Indian Brigade (formed December 1915; to North Persia Force June 1918)
 * 37th Indian Brigade (formed February 1916)
 * 56th Indian Brigade (formed March 1918; joined August 1918)
 * 15th Indian Division
 * 12th Indian Brigade (from 12th Indian Division)
 * 34th Indian Brigade (from 12th Indian Division; to 17th Indian Division August 1917)
 * 42nd Indian Brigade (formed April 1916)
 * 50th Indian Brigade (formed in 17th Indian Division August 1917; joined division September 1917)
 * 52nd Indian Brigade (formed 13 September 1917; to 17th Indian Division October 1917)
 * 16th Indian Division
 * 43rd Indian Brigade (formed March 1917)
 * 44th (Ferozepore) Brigade (from 3rd Lahore Divisional Area February 1917)
 * 45th (Jullundur) Brigade (from 3rd Lahore Divisional Area May 1917)
 * Ambala Brigade (from 3rd Lahore Divisional Area May 1917; became independent June 1918)
 * Multan Brigade (formed under Derajat Brigade May 1918)
 * 17th Indian Division
 * 34th Indian Brigade (from 15th Indian Division August 1917)
 * 50th Indian Brigade (formed 20 August 1917; attached to 3rd (Lahore) Division late August; to 15th Indian Division mid-September 1917)
 * 51st Indian Brigade (formed September 1917)
 * 52nd Indian Brigade (from 15th Indian Division October 1917)
 * 18th Indian Division
 * 53rd Indian Brigade (formed November 1917)
 * 54th Indian Brigade (formed December 1917)
 * 55th Indian Brigade (formed January 1918)

War-formed brigades

 * Indian Troops in East Africa
 * Indian Expeditionary Force B (plus Pioneer Bn, Mtn Bty, 3 Coys S&M, supporting units)
 * 27th (Bangalore) Brigade (4 Bns)
 * Imperial Service Infantry Brigade (2 Bns, 2 half Bns)
 * Indian Expeditionary Force C (Bn, 4 half Bns, Vol Bty, Mtn Bty, Vol Maxim Bty)
 * Independent Brigades
 * Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade (arrived Egypt November 1914; joined 5th Cavalry Division (British Indian Army) April 1918)
 * 20th Indian Brigade (left 10th Indian Division in Egypt 7 March 1916)
 * 29th Indian Brigade (left 10th Indian Division in Egypt 7 March 1916; broken up 25 June 1917)
 * 49th Indian Brigade (formed in Egypt March 1917; broken up 20 January 1918)
 * 41st Indian Brigade (formed February 1916; arrived Mesopotamia March 1916; became 41st Indian Brigade & HQ Euphrates Defences 15 September 1916; became HQ Euphrates Defences 19 March 1918)

Main sequence

 * 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade – pre-war Risalpur Cavalry Brigade; remained in India throughout but took part in the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919; converted to Risalpur Training Brigade (later 155th Indian Infantry Brigade) in November 1940
 * 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade – pre-war Sialkot Cavalry Brigade; mobilised with 1st Indian Cavalry Division for the Western Front; 1st Indian Cavalry Division redesignated as 4th Cavalry Division on 26 November 1916; broken up in France in March 1918
 * 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade – pre-war Ambala Cavalry Brigade; mobilised with 1st Indian Cavalry Division for the Western Front; joined 2nd Indian Cavalry Division on 15 September 1915; 2nd Indian Cavalry Division redesignated as 5th Cavalry Division on 26 November 1916; broken up in France in March 1918
 * 4th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade – renumbered from 14th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade in February 1915; took part in Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919; renumbered as 3rd Indian Cavalry Brigade in September 1920 and 3rd (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade in the 1920s; broken up in February 1940
 * 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade – formed 11 November 1914; sailed for Western Front and joined 2nd Indian Cavalry Division on 14 December; joined 1st Indian Cavalry Division on 15 September 1915; 1st Indian Cavalry Division redesignated as 4th Cavalry Division on 26 November 1916; broken up in France in March 1918
 * 6th Indian Cavalry Brigade – formed in Mesopotamia 10 March 1915; attached to 6th (Poona) Division 6 October to 6 December 1915; joined Cavalry Division (British Indian Army) on formation 8 December 1916; independent after division broken up 8 April 1918; dissolved March 1919
 * 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade – pre-war Meerut Cavalry Brigade; mobilised for 2nd Indian Cavalry Division on the Western Front; reorganized in June 1916 and arrived in Mesopotamia in August; broken up in November 1920
 * 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade – pre-war Lucknow Cavalry Brigade; mobilised with 1st Indian Cavalry Division for the Western Front; 1st Indian Cavalry Division redesignated as 4th Cavalry Division on 26 November 1916; broken up in France in March 1918
 * 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade – pre-war Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade; mobilised with Indian Expeditionary Force A; arrived in France 12 October, attached to Indian Corps and 1st Indian Cavalry Division; joined 2nd Indian Cavalry Division on 23 December 1914 and served on the Western Front; 2nd Indian Cavalry Division redesignated as 5th Cavalry Division on 26 November 1916; broken up in France in March 1918
 * 10th Indian Cavalry Brigade – formed May 1917 and remained in India
 * 11th Indian Cavalry Brigade – formed in Mesopotamia November 1917; served as an independent formation; broken up in March 1919
 * 12th Indian Cavalry Brigade – formed June 1918 and remained in India
 * 13th Indian Cavalry Brigade – formed September 1918 and remained in India
 * 14th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade – formed November 1914; renumbered as 4th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade in February 1915
 * Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade – reformed in 9th (Secunderabad) Division in February 1915; renumbered as 5th Indian Cavalry Brigade in September 1920, 4th Indian Cavalry Brigade in 1923, and 4th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade in the 1920s; broken up in July 1940

Alternative sequence
In March 1918, the 4th and 5th Cavalry Divisions (former 1st and 2nd Indian Cavalry Divisions) were broken up on the Western Front. The British units remained in France and the Indian units were transferred to Egypt. These were merged with British yeomanry mounted brigades and formed the 1st and 2nd Mounted Divisions (with the Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade). On 22 July 1918, they became the 4th and 5th Cavalry Divisions and the brigades were numbered as 10th to 15th Cavalry Brigades in a sequence following that of the British 1st to 9th Cavalry Brigades (in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Cavalry Division) then serving on the Western Front. They were distinct from the similarly numbered brigades listed above.


 * 10th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army) – formed 24 April 1918 in Egypt from 6th Mounted Brigade and units of 5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade; joined 4th Cavalry Division (British Indian Army); broken up in 1921
 * 11th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army) – formed 24 April 1918 in Egypt from 8th Mounted Brigade and units of 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade; joined 4th Cavalry Division (British Indian Army); broken up in 1921
 * 12th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army) – formed 24 April 1918 in Egypt from 22nd Mounted Brigade and units of 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade; joined 4th Cavalry Division (British Indian Army); broken up in 1921
 * 13th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army) – formed 24 April 1918 in Egypt from 5th Mounted Brigade and units of 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade; joined 5th Cavalry Division (British Indian Army); broken up in April 1920
 * 14th Cavalry Brigade (British Indian Army) – formed 24 April 1918 in Egypt from 7th Mounted Brigade and units of 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade; joined 5th Cavalry Division (British Indian Army); broken up in September 1919
 * 15th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade – formed as Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade in October 1914; served as an independent formation in Sinai and Palestine Campaign until 24 April 1918; joined 5th Cavalry Division (British Indian Army); broken up by January 1920

Numbered

 * 1st (Peshawar) Brigade (pre-war; became 1st Indian Brigade July 1918)
 * 2nd (Nowshera) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 3rd (Abbottabad) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 4th (Rawalpindi) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 5th (Jhelum) Brigade (pre-war; became 5th Brigade October 1918)
 * 6th Indian Brigade (formed October 1918)
 * 7th (Ferozepore) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 8th (Jullundur) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 9th (Sirhind) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 1st Quetta Brigade (pre-war; renamed 10th Indian Brigade, July 1918)
 * 2nd Quetta Brigade (pre-war; renamed 11th Indian Brigade, July 1918)
 * 12th Indian Brigade – formed January 1915; served in Mesopotamian Campaign with 12th and 15th Indian Divisions; disbanded March 1919
 * 13th Indian Brigade was not formed
 * 14th Indian Brigade was not formed
 * 15th Indian Brigade was not formed
 * 16th (Poona) Brigade (pre-war; captured 29 April 1916 at Kut)
 * 17th (Ahmednagar) Brigade (pre-war; captured 29 April 1916 at Kut)
 * 18th (Belgaum) Brigade (pre-war; captured 29 April 1916 at Kut)
 * 19th (Dehra Dun) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 20th (Garhwal) Brigade – pre-war Garhwal Brigade mobilized with 7th (Meerut) Division and sent to the Western Front; transferred in November 1915 to Egypt where it left the division; joined 10th Indian Division in January 1916 as 20th Indian Brigade; became independent 7 March 1916 and served in Sinai and Palestine Campaign for the rest of the war; broken up in 1920
 * 21st (Bareilly) Brigade (pre-war)
 * 22nd (Lucknow) Brigade – pre-war Lucknow Brigade; to Egypt in October 1914 and joined 11th Indian Division; broken up January 1916
 * 23rd Indian Brigade was not formed
 * 24th Indian Brigade was not formed
 * 25th Indian Brigade was not formed
 * 26th Indian Brigade was not formed
 * 27th (Bangalore) Brigade – pre-war Bangalore Brigade; East Africa September to November 1914 then broken up
 * 28th Indian Brigade – formed October 1914; joined 10th Indian Division; detached to Aden (July to September 1915); joined 7th (Meerut) Division and served in Mesopotamia in 1916 and 1917 and Sinai and Palestine Campaign in 1918; broken up in 1920
 * 29th Indian Brigade – formed October 1914; raided Sheik Saiad en route to Egypt; joined 10th Indian Division; detached to Gallipoli Campaign (April to December 1915) with British 29th Division and ANZAC Corps; independent formation in Egypt until broken up on 25 June 1917
 * 30th Indian Brigade – formed in Egypt in October 1914 and joined 10th Indian Division; to Mesopotamia in March 1915 and served with 12th and 6th (Poona) Divisions; captured 29 April 1916 at Kut
 * 31st Indian Brigade – formed in Egypt in January 1915 in 11th Indian Division; to 10th Indian Division January 1916; broken up 13 February 1916
 * 32nd (Imperial Service) Brigade – formed October 1914; served with 11th Indian Division in Egypt; broken up January 1916
 * 33rd Indian Brigade – formed March 1915 in Mesopotamia with 12th Indian Division; broken up 7 December 1915
 * 34th Indian Brigade – formed December 1915 in Mesopotamia with 12th, 15th and 17th Indian Divisions; formed part of the occupation force for Iraq post-war; broken up August 1923
 * 35th Indian Brigade – formed December 1915 and to Mesopotamia; with 7th (Meerut) Division December 1915 to February 1916; to 14th Indian Division May 1916; broken up in February 1919
 * 36th Indian Brigade – formed December 1915 in Mesopotamia; joined 14th Indian Division May 1916; to North Persia Force June 1918 until June 1921
 * 37th Indian Brigade – formed January 1916 and to Mesopotamia; with 3rd (Lahore) Division March to April 1916; to 14th Indian Division May 1916; broken up in February 1919
 * 38th Indian Brigade was not formed
 * 39th Indian Brigade was not formed
 * 40th Indian Brigade was not formed
 * 41st Indian Brigade – formed February 1916; arrived Mesopotamia March 1916; became 41st Indian Brigade & HQ Euphrates Defences 15 September 1916; became HQ Euphrates Defences 19 March 1918
 * 42nd Indian Brigade – formed April 1916; served with 15th Indian Division in the Mesopotamian Campaign; broken up March 1919
 * 43rd Indian Brigade – formed in March 1917 in 16th Indian Division; took part in the Third Anglo-Afghan War; became Jubbulpore Brigade Area in 1923
 * 44th (Ferozepore) Brigade – formed in August 1915 in 3rd Lahore Divisional Area; transferred in February 1917 to 16th Indian Division; by 1939 redesignated as Ferozepore Brigade Area; disbanded in 1942
 * 45th (Jullundur) Brigade – formed in February 1917 in 3rd Lahore Divisional Area; transferred in May 1917 to 16th Indian Division
 * 46th Indian Brigade was not formed
 * 47th Indian Brigade was not formed
 * 48th Indian Brigade was not formed
 * 49th Indian Brigade – formed on 15 March 1917; served in Sinai and Palestine Campaign; broken up 20 January 1918
 * 50th Indian Brigade – formed in Mesopotamia on 20 August 1917 in 17th Indian Division; attached to 3rd (Lahore) Division from late August to mid-September; to 15th Indian Division in September; broken up March 1919
 * 51st Indian Brigade – formed September 1917 in Mesopotamia; served with 17th Indian Division; formed part of the occupation force for Iraq post-war; broken up August 1923
 * 52nd Indian Brigade – formed 13 September 1917 in Mesopotamia in 15th Indian Division; served with 17th Indian Division; formed part of the occupation force for Iraq post-war; broken up August 1923
 * 53rd Indian Brigade – formed November 1917 in Mesopotamia; served with 18th Indian Division; formed part of the occupation force for Iraq post-war; disbanded 1921
 * 54th Indian Brigade – formed December 1917 in Mesopotamia; served with 18th Indian Division; formed part of the occupation force for Iraq post-war; disbanded 1921
 * 55th Indian Brigade – formed January 1918 in Mesopotamia; served with 18th Indian Division; formed part of the occupation force for Iraq post-war; disbanded 1921
 * 56th Indian Brigade – formed March 1918 in Mesopotamia; joined 14th Indian Division in August 1918; disbanded 1919
 * 57th Indian Brigade – formed in April 1918 as 3rd Quetta Brigade in 4th (Quetta) Division; renamed July 1918; took part in the Third Anglo-Afghan War in May 1919
 * 58th Indian Brigade – formed in June 1918; remained in India with 6th Poona Divisional Area and 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division
 * 59th Indian Brigade – formed in June 1918; remained in India with 6th Poona Divisional Area and 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division

To do list

 * 1st Indian Brigade
 * 2nd Indian Brigade
 * 3rd Indian Brigade
 * 4th Indian Brigade
 * 5th Indian Brigade
 * 6th Indian Brigade
 * 7th (Ferozepore) Brigade – 7th Indian Brigade
 * 8th (Jullundur) Brigade – 8th Indian Brigade
 * 9th (Sirhind) Brigade – 9th Indian Brigade
 * 10th Indian Brigade
 * 11th Indian Brigade
 * 16th (Poona) Brigade – 16th Indian Brigade
 * 17th (Ahmednagar) Brigade – 17th Indian Brigade
 * 18th (Belgaum) Brigade – 18th Indian Brigade
 * 19th (Dehra Dun) Brigade – 19th Indian Brigade
 * 21st (Bareilly) Brigade – 21st Indian Brigade
 * 45th (Jullundur) Brigade – 45th Indian Brigade

Named

 * Abbottabad Brigade (pre-war; renamed as 3rd (Abbottabad) Brigade)
 * Aden Brigade (pre-war)
 * Aden Infantry Brigade (established as a separate command July 1915)
 * Agra Brigade (formed December 1918)
 * Ahmednagar Brigade (pre-war; mobilized as 17th (Ahmednagar) Brigade)
 * Ahmednagar Brigade (reformed in May 1918)
 * Allahabad Brigade (pre-war)
 * Ambala Cavalry Brigade – pre-war; mobilized in August 1914 as 3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade with 1st Indian Cavalry Division for the Western Front
 * Ambala Brigade – reformed November 1914 in 3rd Lahore Divisional Area; transferrred in May 1917 to 16th Indian Division; in June 1918 became an independent formation; by 1926 redesignated as Ambala Brigade Area; disbanded in 1941
 * Bangalore Brigade – pre-war; mobilized as 27th (Bangalore) Brigade in September 1914
 * Bangalore Brigade – reformed January 1917; disbanded in 1926
 * Bannu Brigade (pre-war)
 * Bareilly Brigade (pre-war; mobilized as 21st (Bareilly) Brigade)
 * Bareilly Brigade (reformed December 1914)
 * Belgaum Brigade (pre-war; mobilized as 18th (Belgaum) Brigade)
 * Bombay Brigade (pre-war; detached to 6th Poona Divisional Area October 1914)
 * Bombay Brigade (from 6th (Poona) Division October 1914; independent June 1918)
 * Dehra Dun Brigade (pre-war; mobilized as 19th (Dehra Dun) Brigade)
 * Delhi Brigade (formed December 1914; broken up February 1915; reformed December 1918)
 * Derajat Brigade (pre-war)
 * Dehra Dun Brigade (formed March 1915; broken up December 1918)
 * Ferozepore Brigade (pre-war; mobilized as 7th (Ferozepore) Brigade)
 * Fyzabad Brigade (pre-war; broken up November 1914)
 * Galis Brigade (temporary June to December 1916)
 * Garhwal Brigade – pre-war; mobilized as 20th (Garhwal) Brigade
 * Garhwal Brigade – reformed April 1917 in 7th Meerut Divisional Area; remained in India throughout; disbanded some time after 1920
 * Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade – formed in October 1914 and sent to Egypt where it served in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign throughout the war; joined 5th Cavalry Division as 15th (Imperial Service) Cavalry Brigade in April 1918; broken up in January 1920
 * Imperial Service Infantry Brigade – formed in August 1914; fought in East African Campaign; broken up in November 1914
 * Jhansi Brigade (pre-war)
 * Jhelum Brigade (pre-war; renamed as 5th (Jhelum) Brigade)
 * Jhelum Brigade (reformed November 1918)
 * Jubbulpore Brigade (pre-war)
 * Jullundur Brigade (pre-war; mobilized as 8th (Jullundur) Brigade)
 * Karachi Brigade (pre-war; became independent June 1917)
 * Kohat Brigade (pre-war)
 * Lucknow Cavalry Brigade – pre-war; mobilized in September 1914 as 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade with 1st Indian Cavalry Division for the Western Front
 * Lucknow Brigade – pre-war; mobilized as 22nd (Lucknow) Brigade in October 1914
 * Lucknow Brigade – reformed July 1917; still in existence at the outbreak of the Second World War
 * Mandalay Brigade (pre-war; broken up October 1914)
 * Meerut Cavalry Brigade – pre-war; mobilized in August 1914 as 7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade with 2nd Indian Cavalry Division for the Western Front
 * Multan Brigade (formed under Derajat Brigade May 1918)
 * Nasirabad Brigade (pre-war; abolished October 1915; reformed October 1917)
 * Nepalese Brigade #1 (attached from January 1916)
 * Nepalese Brigade #2 (attached from January 1916)
 * Nowshera Brigade (pre-war; renamed as 2nd (Nowshera) Brigade)
 * Peshawar Brigade (pre-war; renamed as 1st (Peshawar) Brigade)
 * Peshawar Brigade (reformed July 1918)
 * Poona Brigade (pre-war; mobilized as 16th (Poona) Brigade)
 * Poona Brigade (reformed in December 1914)
 * Presidency Brigade (pre-war)
 * 1st Quetta Brigade (pre-war; renamed 10th Indian Brigade, July 1918)
 * 2nd Quetta Brigade (pre-war; renamed 11th Indian Brigade, July 1918)
 * 3rd Quetta Brigade – formed April 1918; renamed 57th Indian Brigade in July 1918
 * Rangoon Brigade (pre-war)
 * Rawalpindi Additional Brigade (formed September 1918)
 * Rawalpindi Brigade (pre-war; renamed as 4th (Rawalpindi) Brigade)
 * Risalpur Cavalry Brigade – pre-war; designated as 1st (Risalpur) Cavalry Brigade and remained in India throughout the First World War but took part in the Third Anglo-Afghan War in 1919
 * Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade – pre-war; mobilized in August 1914 as 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade with Indian Expeditionary Force A for the Western Front
 * Secunderabad Cavalry Brigade reformed in February 1915
 * 1st Secunderabad Brigade (pre-war; renamed Secunderabad Brigade October 1914)
 * 2nd Secunderabad Brigade (pre-war; broken up October 1914)
 * Secunderabad Brigade (renamed from 1st Secunderabad Brigade October 1914)
 * Sialkot Cavalry Brigade – pre-war; mobilized in September 1914 as 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade with 1st Indian Cavalry Division for the Western Front
 * Sialkot Brigade (formed March 1915 as Sialkot Brigade (Temporary); renamed April 1917) R 3rd Indian Motor Brigade
 * Sirhind Brigade (pre-war; mobilized as 9th (Sirhind) Brigade)
 * Southern Brigade (pre-war)