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The '''11th Indian Division''' was an [[infantry]] [[Division (military)|division]] of the [[British Indian Army]] during [[World War I]]. It was formed in December 1914 with two infantry [[brigade]]s already in [[Egypt]] and a third formed in January 1915. After taking part in the [[Raid on the Suez Canal|Actions on the Suez Canal]], the division was dispersed as its brigades were posted away.

The division was commanded throughout its existence by [[Major-General]] Alexander Wallace.<ref name=Perry119>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=119}}</ref>

==History==
The pre-war [[22nd (Lucknow) Brigade]] and the [[32nd (Imperial Service) Brigade]] (formed in October 1914)<ref name=Perry121>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=121}}</ref> were posted to Egypt to help defend the [[Suez Canal]]. The 11th Indian Division was formed on 24 December 1914 with these two brigades, and little else in terms of divisional troops. A third brigade ([[31st Indian Brigade|31st]]) was formed in January 1915 with other units already in Egypt. The division beat off [[Ottoman Empire|Turkish]] attempts to cross the [[Suez Canal]] on 3–4 February 1915 in the [[Raid on the Suez Canal|Actions on the Suez Canal]].<ref name=Perry122>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=122}}</ref>

Thereafter, the division was dissolved in May 1915 with its brigades posted to the Suez Canal Defences. The brigades did not last much longer:<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Army Brigades |accessdate=8 September 2009 |publisher=orbat.com |url=http://orbat.com/site/history/volume5/529/Indian%20Army%20Brigades.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081010144500/http://orbat.com/site/history/volume5/529/Indian%20Army%20Brigades.pdf |archivedate=10 October 2008 }}</ref> the 22nd and 32nd Brigades bere broken up in January 1916<ref name="Perry121"/> and the 31st Brigade joined [[10th Indian Division]] at the same time, but was also broken up a month later.<ref name="Perry121"/>

===Order of Battle, January 1915===
The division commanded the following units in January 1915:<ref name=Rinaldi>{{harvnb|Rinaldi|2008|pp=126–127}}</ref><ref name=Perry120>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=120}}</ref>

*[[Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade]]
**[[1st Hyderabad Lancers]]
**[[Mysore Lancers]]
**[[Patiala Lancers]]
*[[22nd (Lucknow) Brigade]] ([[Brigadier-General]] W.A. Watson){{efn|[[22nd (Lucknow) Brigade]] was mobilized by [[8th (Lucknow) Division]] and arrived in Egypt in November 1914. It was broken up in January 1916.<ref name=Perry121/>}}
**2/[[10th Gurkha Rifles]]
**[[3rd Brahmans]]
**[[62nd Punjabis]]
**[[92nd Punjabis]]
*[[31st Indian Brigade]] (Brigadier-General A.H. Bingley){{efn|[[31st Indian Brigade]] was formed in Egypt in January 1915. It transferred to [[10th Indian Division]] in January 1916.<ref name=Perry121/>}}
**[[2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry]]
**[[27th Punjabis]]
**[[93rd Burma Infantry]]
**[[128th Pioneers]]
*[[32nd (Imperial Service) Brigade]] (Brigadier-General H.D. Watson){{efn|[[32nd (Imperial Service) Brigade]] was formed in October 1914. It was broken up in January 1916.<ref name=Perry121/>}}
**[[33rd Punjabis]]
**[[Alwar Infantry]] (I.S.)
**4th [[Gwalior Infantry]] (I.S.)
**1st [[Patiala Infantry]] (I.S.)
*Divisional troops
**[[23rd Sikh Pioneers]]
**[[21st (Kohat) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)]]
**121st Indian Field Ambulance
**124th Indian Field Ambulance

==See also==
{{portal|World War I}}
* [[List of Indian divisions in World War I]]

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

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

==Bibliography==
* {{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
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Rinaldi | first = Richard A
| year = 2008
| title = Order of Battle of the British Army 1914
| publisher = Ravi Rikhye
| isbn = 978-0-97760728-0
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hzUZ-26KYQ4C&dq=76th+Punjabis&pg=PA126
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Sumner | first = Ian
| year = 2001
| title = The Indian Army 1914-1947
| publisher = Osprey Publishing
| location = Oxford
| isbn = 1-84176-196-6
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SylfQK3VZNYC
}}

==External links==
*{{cite web|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/11_ind_div.htm |title=11th Indian Division on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918'' by PB Chappell |accessdate=2015-06-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517084957/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/11_ind_div.htm |archivedate=17 May 2008 |df=dmy }}

{{Indian Divisions in World War I}}
{{Indian Expeditionary Forces}}

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