8th (Lucknow) Division Active
1903 - 1922 Country
British India Allegiance
British Crown Branch
British Indian Army Role
Internal Security Size
Division Part of
Northern Army
The 8th Lucknow Division was a formation of the British Indian Army 's Northern Army that was first formed as a result of the Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army in 1903.[1] World War I ,[2] 1st Indian Cavalry Division and served in France on the Western Front , as well as alongside the 22nd Lucknow Infantry Brigade as part of the 11th Indian Division in Egypt ,[3] Middle Eastern theatre .[4] [5]
Division Formation in 1914 [ ] 22nd Lucknow Infantry Brigade [ ] Commander Major General A Wilson Fyzabad Brigade [ ] Commander Brigadier General Kavangh Allahabad Brigade [ ] Commander Brigadier General Cowper Presidency Brigade, Calcutta [ ] Commander Major General May Commander Major General Cookson Unbrigaded [ ] References [ ] Further reading [ ] Perry, F.W. & Becke, A.F. (1945). History of the Great War: Order of Battle of Divisions: Indian Army Divisions Pt. 5B . London HMSO. ISBN 1-871167-23-X
Haythornthwaite P.J. (1992). The World War One Sourcebook , Arms and Armour Press.
Moberly, F.J. (1923). Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign , Imperial War Museum. ISBN 1-870423-30-5
Indian Army Divisions in World War I
Pre-war War-formed
Divisional Areas
Cavalry
Infantry