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{{Infobox Military Unit<br />
|unit_name= 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division<br />
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|dates= 1903–?<br />
|country= [[British India]]<br />
|allegiance= [[British Crown]]<br />
|branch= [[British Indian Army]]<br />
|type= Infantry<br />
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|size= Division<br />
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|notable_commanders=Major-Gen. [[Gerald Kitson]] (1912 to 1916)<br>Major-Gen. W. Bunbury (May 1916 to August 1917)<br> Major-Gen. Sir C. Dobell (August 1917 onwards) <br />
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The '''2nd (Rawalpindi) Division''' was a regular army division of the [[British Indian Army]]. It was formed in 1903 after the [[Kitchener Reforms|Kitchener reforms]] of the Indian Army. During [[World War I]] it remained in [[India]] for local defence but it was mobilised for action on the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North West Frontier]] on several occasions during the period. The Division was mobilised in 1919 for service during the [[Third Afghan War]].<ref name=LLT>{{cite web|publisher=The Long Long Trail|access-date=17 April 2013|last=Baker|first=Chris|title=The Indian Divisions of 1914-1918|url=http://www.1914-1918.net/inddivs.htm}}</ref><ref name=orbat>{{cite web|publisher=orbat.com |access-date=17 April 2013 |title=The Indian Army 1914 |url=http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909172657/http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html |archive-date=9 September 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref><br />
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==Formation in August 1914==<br />
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===Sialkot (2nd) Cavalry Brigade===<br />
:[[17th Lancers]]<br />
:[[6th King Edward's Own Cavalry]]<br />
:[[19th King George's Own Lancers#19th Lancers (Fane's Horse)|19th Lancers]]<br />
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===Abbottabad (3rd) Brigade===<br />
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:1st Battalion, [[5th Gurkha Rifles]]<br />
:2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles<br />
:1st Battalion, [[6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles|6th Gurkha Rifles]]<br />
:2nd Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles<br />
:68th, 94th and 104th Companies, [[Royal Garrison Artillery]] <br />
:[[7th Brigade Royal Field Artillery|VII Brigade, Royal Field Artillery]] <br />
::4th, 38th and 78th Batteries, [[Royal Field Artillery|RFA]]<br />
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===Rawalpindi (4th) Brigade===<br />
:[[21st Lancers]]<br />
:[[3rd Cavalry (India)#5th Cavalry|5th Cavalry]]<br />
:[[35th Sikhs]]<br />
:[[84th Punjabis]]<br />
:9 Mountain Battery, RGA <br />
:[[W Battery, Royal Horse Artillery]] <br />
:II Mountain Brigade, RGA<br />
::1st and 6th Mountain Batteries, RGA<br />
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===Jhelum (5th) Brigade===<br />
:[[21st Cavalry]]<br />
:[[37th Dogras]]<br />
:[[69th Punjabis]]<br />
:[[76th Punjabis]]<br />
:[[87th Punjabis]]<br />
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===Unbrigaded===<br />
:[[32nd Pioneers]] ''(at [[Sialkot]])''<br />
:1st Battalion, [[Green Howards]]<br />
:4th Battalion, [[King's Royal Rifle Corps]] <br />
:2nd Battalion, [[Rifle Brigade]]<br />
:2nd Battalion, [[North Staffordshire Regiment]] ''(at [[Murree]])''<br />
:I Mountain Brigade, [[Indian Mountain Artillery]] ''(at [[Abbotabad]])''<br />
::[[27th Mountain Battery|27th]] and [[30th Mountain Battery|30th]] Mountain Batteries, IMA<br />
:V Mountain Brigade, IMA<br />
::[[23rd Peshawar Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)|23rd]], [[28th Mountain Battery|28th]] and [[29th Mountain Battery|29th]] Mountain Batteries, IMA<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{portal|World War I}}<br />
* [[List of Indian divisions in World War I]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{cite book<br />
| last = Haythornthwaite | first = Philip J.<br />
| year = 1996<br />
| title = The World War One Source Book<br />
| publisher = Arms and Armour Press<br />
| location = London<br />
| isbn = 1-85409-351-7<br />
}}<br />
* {{cite book<br />
| last = Moberly | first = F.J.<br />
| year = 1923<br />
| title = Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign<br />
| publisher = Imperial War Museum<br />
| location = London<br />
| isbn = 1-870423-30-5<br />
}}<br />
* {{cite book<br />
| last = Perry | first = F.W.<br />
| year = 1993<br />
| title = Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions<br />
| publisher = Ray Westlake Military Books<br />
| location = Newport<br />
| isbn = 1-871167-23-X<br />
}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{cite web|url=http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/2_ind_div.htm |title=2nd (Rawalpindi) Division on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918'' by PB Chappell |access-date=2015-06-30 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517124322/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/2_ind_div.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 |df=dmy }}<br />
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{{Indian Divisions in World War I}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian World War I divisions]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1903]]<br />
[[Category:British Indian Army divisions]]</div>
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