The 10th Indian Division was a formation of the British Indian Army

British Indian Army

The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...

 during World War I

World War I

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. It was the basis of Indian Expeditionary Force F which served in Egypt

Egypt

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 and was disbanded in March 1915.

The division was formed in October 1914, from the 28th, 29th and 30th brigades. The 31st Brigade joined from the 11th Indian Division

11th Indian Division

The 11th Indian Division was formed in Egypt in 1914, to defend the Suez Canal. It was one of two divisions in the Indian Expeditionary Force F....

 in January 1916, but was disbanded a month later. The 29th Brigade was later detached to form the Indian Expeditionary Force G for service in the Gallipoli Campaign and the 30th Brigade was transferred to the 12th Indian Division

12th Indian Division

For the World War II formation see 12th Indian Infantry DivisionThe 12th Indian Division was formed in March 1915 from units of the British Indian Army. It formed part of the Tigris Corps, for service during the Mesopotamia Campaign of World War I...

 in Mesopotamia

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.

Formation 1914

• 28th Brigade
  • 1/5th Gurkha Rifles
  • 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)
    51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)
    The 51st Sikhs was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1846 as the 1st Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 51st Sikhs in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 12th Frontier Force Regiment in 1922...
    
    
  • 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force)
    53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force)
    The 53rd Sikhs were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1847 as the 3rd Regiment of Infantry The Frontier Brigade. It was designated as the 53rd Sikhs in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion 12th Frontier Force Regiment in 1922...
    
    

• 29th Brigade
  • 1/6th Gurkha Rifles
  • 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs
    14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs
    The 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs was a regiment of the British Indian Army they can trace their origins to the Regiment of Ferozepore formed in 1846...
    
    
  • 69th Punjabis
    69th Punjabis
    The 69th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1759, when they were raised as the 10th Battalion Coast Sepoys....
    
    
  • 89th Punjabis
    89th Punjabis
    The 89th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1798 as a battalion of Madras Native Infantry. It was designated as the 89th Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922...
    
    

• 30th Brigade
  • 2/7th Gurkha Rifles
  • 24th Punjabis
    24th Punjabis
    The 24th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 11th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 22nd Punjabis in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment in 1922...
    
    
  • 76th Punjabis
    76th Punjabis
    The 76th Punjabis was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised by Captain Thomas Lane at Trichonopoly on 16 December 1776, as the 16th Carnatic Battalion. It was designated as the 76th Punjabis in 1903 and became the 3rd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment in 1922...
    
    
  • 126th Baluchistan Infantry
    126th Baluchistan Infantry
    The 126th Baluchistan Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1825 as the 2nd Extra Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry. It was designated as the 126th Baluchistan Infantry in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion 10th Baluch Regiment in 1922...
    
    

• 31st Brigade
  • 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry
    2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry
    The 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry, commonly shortened to 2nd Rajputs, was a regiment of the British Indian Army, with an origin in 1798 and amalgamated with five other Rajput regiments in 1922.-History:...
    
    
  • 27th Punjabis
    27th Punjabis
    The 27th Punjabis were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was raised in 1857, as the 19th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 27th Punjabis in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment in 1922...
    
    
  • 93rd Burma Infantry
    93rd Burma Infantry
    The 93rd Burma Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was raised in 1800 as a battalion of Madras Native Infantry. It was designated as the 93rd Burma Infantry in 1903 and became 5th Battalion 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922...
    
    
  • 128th Pioneers
    128th Pioneers
    The 128th Pioneers were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment traces their origins to 1846, when they were raised as the 28th Bombay Native Infantry....
    
    

• Divisional troops
• 21st (Kohat) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)
  • 105th Indian Field Ambulance
  • 108th Indian Field Ambulance
  • 123rd Indian Field Ambulance
  • 135th Indian Field Ambulance