List of regiments of the Indian Army (1922)

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Indian Army
North West Frontier
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
Claude Auchinleck

This is a list of regiments of the

Indian Army
as it was following the reorganisation of the Indian Armed Forces in 1922.

Cavalry

Regular

Auxiliary

Infantry

Regular

  • 1st Punjab Regiment – went to Pakistan in 1947 and in 1956 united with the 14th, 15th, and 16th Punjab Regiments to form the Punjab Regiment
    • 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 62nd Punjabis
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 66th Punjabis
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 76th Punjabis
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Brahmans, disbanded in 1931
    • 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 82nd Punjabis
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 84th Punjabis
    • 11th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1922, disbanded in 1941
  • 2nd Punjab Regiment – went to India in 1947 and consequently renamed as The Punjab Regiment
    • 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 67th Punjabis, disbanded in 1952
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 69th Punjabis, disbanded in 1951
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 72nd Punjabis
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 74th Punjabis, disbanded in 1938
    • 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 87th Punjabis, disbanded in 1952
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 67th Punjabis
  • The Madras Regiment
    • 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 73rd Carnatic Infantry, disbanded in 1928
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 75th Carnatic Infantry, disbanded in 1926
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 79th Carnatic Infantry, disbanded in 1923
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of
      83rd Wallajahabad Light Infantry
      , disbanded in 1923
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 86th Carnatic Infantry, disbanded in 1926
    • 11th (Madras) (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1928, reformed in 1933 and disbanded in 1941
    • 12th (Malabar) (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1928, reformed in 1933 and disbanded in 1941
    • 13th (Malabar) (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1928, reformed in 1933 and disbanded in 1941
    • 14th (Coorg) (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1928, reformed in 1929 and disbanded in 1941
  • 4th Bombay Grenadiers – redesignated as The Indian Grenadiers in 1947 – allocated to India in 1947 and became The Grenadiers
    in 1950
    • 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 101st Grenadiers – disbanded in 1951
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of
      102nd King Edward's Own Grenadiers
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 108th Infantry – disbanded in 1930, reformed in 1940
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 109th Infantry – disbanded in 1923, reformed in 1941
    • 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 112th Infantry – disbanded in 1923, reformed in 1941 and disbanded again in 1946
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 113th Infantry – disbanded in 1942
    • 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1942
  • 5th Mahratta Light Infantry – redesignated as The Mahratta Light Infantry in 1947 and allocated to India, became The Maratha Light Infantry in 1948
  • 6th Rajputana Rifles – redesignated as The Rajputana Rifles in 1945 and allocated to India in 1947
  • 7th Rajput Regiment
    – redesignated as The Rajput Regiment in 1945 and allocated to India in 1947
  • 8th Punjab Regiment – allocated to Pakistan in 1947 and merged with Baluch Regiment and Bahawalpur Regiment in 1956 to form the Baloch Regiment
    • 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 89th Punjabis, disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 90th Punjabis
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 91st Punjabis (Light Infantry)
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 92nd Punjabis
    • 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 93rd Burma Infantry
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 89th Punjabis, disbanded in 1943
  • 9th Jat Regiment – redesignated as The Jat Regiment in 1945 and allocated to India in 1947
    • 1st (Royal) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 6th Jat Light Infantry
    • 2nd (Mooltan) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment), disbanded in 1942
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 10th Jats
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 18th Infantry
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 6th Jat Light Infantry, disbanded in 1942
    • 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941
    • 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1940 and disbanded in 1941
  • 10th Baluch Regiment – redesignated as The Baluch Regiment in 1945 and allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with 8th Punjabs and The Bakawalpur Regiments to form The Baloch Regiment
    • 1st (Duchess of Connaught's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 126th Baluchistan Infantry, disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946
    • 3rd (Queen Mary's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of
      127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
    • 4th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
    • 5th (King George's Own) Battalion (Jacob's Rifles) – formed by redesignation of
      130th King George's Own Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles)
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry, disbanded in 1943
  • 11th Sikh Regiment – redesignated as The Sikh Regiment in 1945 and allocated to India in 1947
  • 12th Frontier Force Regiment – redesigned as The Frontier Force Regiment in 1945 and allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with Frontier Force Rifles and Pathan Regiment to form Frontier Force Regiment
    • 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force), disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force)
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force), disbanded in 1948
    • 5th Battalion (Guides) – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion,
      Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Infantry (Frontier Force)
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Infantry (Frontier Force)
    • 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941
  • 13th Frontier Force Rifles – redesignated as The Frontier Force Rifles in 1945 and allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with Frontier Force Regiment and Pathan Regiment to form Frontier Force Regiment
    • 1st Battalion (Coke's) – formed by redesignation of 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force)
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion, 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force)
    • —no 3rd Battalion was formed—
    • 4th Battalion (Wilde's) – formed by redesignation of
      57th Wilde's Rifles
    • 5th Battalion (Vaughan's) – formed by redesignation of 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force)
    • 6th (Scinde) Royal Battalion – formed by redesignation of
      59th Royal Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force)
    • 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941
  • 14th Punjab Regiment – allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with 1st, 15th, and 16th Punjab Regiments to form The Punjab Regiment in 1956
  • 15th Punjab Regiment – allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with 1st, 14th, and 16th Punjab Regiments to form The Punjab Regiment in 1956
    • 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 25th Punjabis
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 26th Punjabis, disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 27th Punjabis
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 28th Punjabis
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 29th Punjabis, disbanded in 1943
    • 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1941
    • 12th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1939 and disbanded in 1941
  • 16th Punjab Regiment – allocated to Pakistan in 1947 – merged with 1st, 14th, and 15th Punjab Regiments to form The Punjab Regiment in 1956
    • 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 30th Punjabis
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 31st Punjabis, disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 33rd Punjabis, disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 9th Bhopal Infantry
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 46th Punjabis
  • 17th Dogra Regiment – redesignated as The Dogra Regiment in 1945, allocated to India in 1947
  • 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles – formed by redesignation of 39th Royal Garhwal Rifles, renamed as The Royal Garhwal Rifles in 1945, allocated to India in 1947 and 'Royal' title dropped in 1950
    • Regimental Centre, in
      Princely State of Tehri Garhwal
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion – disbanded in 1942 and reformed in 1946
    • 3rd Battalion
    • —no 4th Battalion until 1940—
    • 10th (Training) Battalion – disbanded in 1942
    • 11th (Territorial) Battalion – disbanded in 1942
  • 19th Hyderabad Regiment – redesignated as The Kumaon Regiment in 1945, allocated to India in 1947
    • Regimental Centre, in
      Benares
    • 1st Battalion (Russell's) – formed by redesignation of 94th Russell's Infantry
    • 2nd (Berar) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 96th Berar Infantry
    • 3rd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 97th Deccan Infantry — disbanded in 1931
    • 4th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 98th Infantry — disbanded in 1942
    • 5th Battalion – formed by redesignation of 99th Deccan Infantry — disbanded in 1924, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1946
    • 10th (Training) Battalion (Russell's) – formed by redesignation of 95th Russell's Infantry
    • 1st Kumaon Rifles – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion,
      50th Kumaon Rifles
    • 2nd Kumaon Rifles – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 50th Kumaon Rifles — disbanded in 1923
    • 11th (Territorial) Battalion – formed in 1922 and disbanded in 1941
  • 20th Burma Rifles
    — allocated to Burma on separation from India in 1937
    • Regimental Centre, in
      Maymyo
    • 1st Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion,
      70th Burma Rifles
      — disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1945
    • 2nd Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 70th Burma Rifles
    • 3rd (Kachin) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 1st Battalion,
      85th Burman Rifles
    • 4th (Chin) Battalion – formed by redesignation of 2nd Battalion, 85th Burma Rifles
    • 10th (Training) Battalion — disbanded in 1937, reformed in 1940 but disbanded again in 1942
    • 11th (Territorial) Battalion — disbanded in 1942
    • 12th (Territorial) Battalion — disbanded in 1942
  • 1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
    — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally 1st Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) in 1950
    • Home Station, in Dharamsala
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1946
  • 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) — allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947
    • Home Station, in Dehradun
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion — disbanded in 1942, reformed in 1946
    • 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1920, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1946
  • 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles
    — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally 3rd Gorkha Rifles in 1950
    • Home Station, in Almora and Lansdowne
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1920, reformed in 1940
    • 4th Battalion — raised in 1916 but disbanded in 1922, reformed in 1941 and disbanded again in 1947
  • 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles
    — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally 4th Gorkha Rifles in 1950
    • Home Station, in Bakloh
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion — formed in 1940
  • 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force)
    — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949, and finally 5th Gorkha Rifles in 1950
    • Home Station, in Abbottabad
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion — raised in 1916 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940
  • 6th Gurkha Rifles
    — allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947, became 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1959
    • Home Station, in Abbottabad
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1948
  • 7th Gurkha Rifles
    — allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947, became 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1959
    • Home Station, in Quetta
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1943, reformed once more in 1946 but disbanded two years later in 1948
  • 8th Gurkha Rifles
    — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949
    • Home Station, in Quetta and Shillong
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
    • 3rd Battalion — raised in 1917 but disbanded in 1921, reformed in 1940 and disbanded again in 1946
  • 9th Gurkha Rifles
    — allocated to India in 1947, became 'Gorkha' in 1949
    • Home Station, in Dehradun
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion
  • 10th Gurkha Rifles
    — allocated to the United Kingdom in 1947, became 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1949
    • Home Headquarters, in Quetta
    • 1st Battalion
    • 2nd Battalion

Auxiliary Force (India)

Indian Mountain Artillery

Following the absorption of the Presidency armies into the Royal Artillery and Royal Horse Artillery, there was no 'field' units of the Indian artillery. The Indian artillery only maintained mountain artillery units, while the Royal Artillery provided the other arms. The units below have their titles in 1922 or those used before if they were changed later;[1]

Brigades (till 1938)/Regiments

  • 20th Indian Pack Artillery Brigade
  • 21st Indian Pack Artillery Brigade
  • 22nd Indian Pack Artillery Brigade
  • 23rd Indian Pack Artillery Brigade
  • 24th Indian Pack Artillery Brigade
  • 25th Indian Pack Artillery Brigade

Batteries (Separate)

  • 101 Royal (Kohat) Pack Battery (Frontier Force)
  • 102 (Derajat) Pack Battery (FF)
  • 103 (Peshawar) Pack Battery (FF)
  • 104 (Hazara) Pack Battery (FF)
  • 105 (
    Bombay
    ) Pack Battery
  • 106 (Jacob's) Pack Battery
  • 107 (Bengal) Pack Battery
  • 108 (Lahore) Pack Battery
  • 109 (Murree) Pack Battery
  • 110 (Abbottabad) Pack Battery
  • 111 (Dehra Dun) Pack Battery
  • 112 (Poonch) Pack Battery
  • 113 (Dardoni) Pack Battery
  • 114 (Rajputana) Pack Battery
  • 115 (Jhelum) Pack Battery
  • 116 (Zhob) Pack Bty
  • 117 (Nowshera) Pack Battery
  • 118 (Sohan) Pack Battery
  • 119 (
    Maymyo
    ) Pack Battery

Indian Territorial Force

The Frontier Corps

Military Police and North-East Frontier units

Services

Support Arms

Indian State Forces

  • (see separately)

Wartime Units and others formed between 1922 and 1947

See also

References

  1. ^ Frederick 1984, pp. 900–11.
  • Frederick, J. B. M. (1984). Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660-1978, Volume II. .