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| dates = 23 February 1916 – 19 March 1918
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The '''41st Indian Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] of the [[British Indian Army]] that saw service with the [[Indian Army during the First World War]].  It served in the [[Mesopotamian Campaign]] on the Euphrates Front throughout its existence.  It was not reformed for the [[Second World War]].<ref name=Kempton44>{{harvnb|Kempton|2003b|p=44}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Headquarters#Military|Headquarters]] '''41st Indian Brigade''' was formed in February 1916 and arrived in [[Mesopotamian Campaign|Mesopotamia]] in the following month where it served as an independent [[Formation (military)|formation]].  On 15 September 1916, it was redesignated as '''41st Brigade & H.Q. Euphrates Defences'''<ref name=Perry167>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=167}}</ref> at which time it commanded the 1/4th Battalion, [[Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)]], the [[6th Jat Light Infantry]] and the 1st Battalion, [[10th Gurkha Rifles]].<ref name=Perry168>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=168}}</ref>  On 19 March 1918, it was further redesignated as '''H.Q. Euphrates Defences'''<ref name=Perry167/>

==Order of battle==
The brigade had the following composition in the [[First World War]]:<ref name=Perry167168>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|pp=167–168}}</ref>
* 1st Battalion, [[8th Gurkha Rifles]] ''(joined in March 1916 from [[Ambala Brigade]], [[3rd Lahore Divisional Area]]; transferred in April to [[21st (Bareilly) Brigade]], [[7th (Meerut) Division]])''
* [[Exeter_and_South_Devon_Volunteers#1/4th_Battalion|1/4th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment]] ''(joined in April 1916 from [[42nd Indian Brigade]], [[15th Indian Division]]; transferred in June to [[37th Indian Brigade]], [[14th Indian Division]])''
* 2nd Battalion, [[4th Gurkha Rifles]] ''(joined in April 1916 from [[Kohat Brigade]]; transferred in June to [[35th Indian Brigade]], 14th Indian Division)''
* [[45th Rattray's Sikhs]] ''(joined in April 1916 from [[Derajat Brigade]]; transferred in June to 37th Indian Brigade, 14th Indian Division)''
* [[126th Baluchistan Infantry]] ''(joined in April 1916 from [[Aden]] and [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]]; transferred in June to [[4th (Quetta) Division]])''{{efn|[[126th Baluchistan Infantry]] served on [[Line of communication|Lines of Communications]] for the [[East Persia Cordon]] from June 1916 to July 1917.<ref name=Perry61>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=61}}</ref>}}
* 1/4th Battalion, [[Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)]] ''(joined on 5 May 1916 from 37th Indian Brigade, 14th Indian Division; transferred in October to Euphrates Defences)''{{efn|1/4th Battalion, [[Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)]] remained with the brigade until March 1918.<ref name=James57>{{harvnb|James|1978|p=57}}</ref>}}
* [[6th Jat Light Infantry]] ''(joined in June 1916 from 21st (Bareilly) Brigade, 7th (Meerut) Division; transferred in October to Euphrates Defences)''
* 2nd Battalion, [[103rd Mahratta Light Infantry]] ''(formed in June 1916 and transferred to [[Jubbulpore Brigade]], [[5th (Mhow) Division]])''
* 2nd Battalion, [[10th Gurkha Rifles]] ''(joined in June 1916 from Egypt; transferred in July to [[Burma Division]])''
* 1st Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles ''(joined in September 1916 from Burma Division; transferred in October to Euphrates Defences)''

==Commanders==
The brigade had the following commanders:<ref name=Perry167/>
{| class="wikitable"
!  From !! Rank !! Name !! Notes
|-
| 23 February 1916 || [[Brigadier-General]] || [[A. Cadell]] || 
|-
| 9 August 1916 || [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-Colonel]] || [[W.C. Cox]] || ''temporary''
|-
| 18 September || Brigadier-General || [[F.R.E. Lock]] || 
|}

==See also==
{{portal|World War I}}
<!--* [[List of Indian Army Brigades in World War I]]-->

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book
  | last = James | first = Brigadier E.A.
  | year = 1978
  | title = British Regiments 1914–18
  | publisher = Samson Books Limited
  | location = London
  | isbn = 0-906304-03-2
}}
* {{cite book
  | last = Kempton | first = Chris
  | year = 2003b
  | title = 'Loyalty & Honour', The Indian Army September 1939 – August 1947
  | volume = Part II Brigades
  | publisher = The Military Press
  | location = Milton Keynes
  | isbn = 0-85420-238-2
}}
* {{cite book
  | last = Perry | first = F.W.
  | year = 1993
  | title = Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions
  | publisher = Ray Westlake Military Books
  | location = Newport
  | isbn = 1-871167-23-X
}}

==External links==
*{{cite web
 |url=http://warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/ind_ind_bdes.htm 
 |title=Independent Indian Brigades on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918'' by PB Chappell 
 |access-date=2015-07-03 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213201732/http://warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/ind_ind_bdes.htm 
 |archive-date=13 February 2012 
 |df=dmy 
}}

[[Category:Brigades of India in World War I]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1916]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1918]]