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{{For|the Second World War formation|36th Indian Infantry Brigade}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}
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{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 36th Indian Brigade
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| dates = December 1915 – June 1921
| country = {{flag|British India|23px}}
| allegiance = [[British Crown]]
| branch = {{army|British India|23px}}
| type = [[Infantry]]
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| size = [[Brigade]]
| command_structure = [[14th Indian Division]]<br>[[North Persia Force]]
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| battles =[[First World War]]
:[[Mesopotamian Campaign]]
::[[Battle of Dujaila]]
::[[Second Battle of Kut]]
::[[Fall of Baghdad (1917)]]
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| notable_commanders = [[Brigadier-General|Br.-Gen.]] [[Hugh Bateman-Champain|H.F. Bateman-Champain]]
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The '''36th Indian Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] of the [[British Indian Army]] that saw active service with the [[Indian Army during the First World War]]. It took part in the [[Mesopotamian campaign]] and later formed part of the [[North Persia Force]]. It remained with the Force until withdrawn in June 1921.

==History==
;Formation
The 36th Indian Brigade was formed in December 1915 in [[Mesopotamian Campaign|Mesopotamia]]. It was heavily involved in the attempts to relieve the [[6th (Poona) Division]] [[Siege of Kut|besieged in Kut]],<ref name=Perry130>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=130}}</ref> including the [[Battle of Dujaila|Attack on the Dujaila Redoubt]] (8 March 1916).
;14th Indian Division
In May 1916, the brigade joined the newly formed [[14th Indian Division]] and remained with it until June 1918. It took part in a large number of small actions: the [[Advance to the Hai and Capture of the Khudaira Bend]] (14 December 1916 – 19 January 1917), the [[Capture of the Hai Salient]] (25 January – 5 February 1917), the [[Capture of the Dahra Bend]] (9 – 16 February), the [[Capture of Sannaiyat]] (17 – 24 February), the [[Passage of the Tigris]] (23 – 24 February), the [[Battle of Jebel Hamlin|Second Action of Jabal Hamrin]] (16 – 20 October), and the Third Action of Jabal Hamrin (3 – 6 December 1917).<ref name=Perry130/>
;North Persia Force
In June 1918, the brigade joined the [[North Persia Force]] and remained with it until June 1921.<ref name=Perry130/> It was replaced in the 14th Indian Division by the [[56th Indian Brigade]].<ref name=Perry127>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=127}}</ref>

==Order of battle==
The brigade had the following composition in the [[First World War]]:<ref name=Perry128>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=128}}</ref>
* 1/6th Battalion, [[Devonshire Regiment]] ''(joined from [[Lahore]]; to Corps Troops in October 1916)''
* [[26th Punjabis]] ''(joined in February 1916 from [[Bannu Brigade]]; left in August 1918 to join Persian [[Line of communication|Lines of Communications]])''
* [[62nd Punjabis]] ''(joined in February 1916 from [[9th (Sirhind) Brigade]], [[3rd (Lahore) Division]]; left in August 1918 to join Persian Lines of Communications)''
* [[82nd Punjabis]] ''(joined in February 1916 from [[2nd (Nowshera) Brigade]], [[1st (Peshawar) Division]]; transferred in August 1918 to [[37th Indian Brigade]])''
* 1/4th Battalion, [[Hampshire Regiment]] ''(joined in October 1916 from Corps Troops)''{{efn|One company of the 1/4th Battalion, [[Hampshire Regiment]] was attached to the [[30th Indian Brigade]] when it was [[Siege of Kut|captured at Kut]] on 29 April 1916.<ref name=James79>{{harvnb|James|1978|p=79}}</ref> On 12 February 1916, the rest of the battalion formed the ''Composite Territorial Battalion'' with the 1/5th ([[Weald|The Weald of Kent]]) Battalion, [[Buffs (East Kent Regiment)]]<ref name=James44>{{harvnb|James|1978|p=44}}</ref> and joined [[35th Indian Brigade]]. Both battalions were part of the [[Territorial Force]], hence the title. They resumed their separate existence in May 1916<ref name=James79/><ref name=James44/> and 1/4th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment transferred to Corps Troops in July.<ref name=Perry129>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=129}}</ref>}}
* 1st Battalion, [[2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)]] ''(joined in August 1918 from 37th Indian Brigade)''
* 1st Battalion, [[6th Gurkha Rifles]] ''(joined in August 1918 from Corps Troops)''
* [[36th Sikhs]] ''(joined in August 1918 from Corps Troops)''
* 186th Machine Gun Company ''(joined in August 1916)''
* 36th Light [[Trench mortar|Trench Mortar]] Battery ''('K' Light Trench Mortar Battery joined 14th Division in September 1917 and assigned to the brigade in February 1918)''

==Commanders==
The brigade had the following commanders:<ref name=Perry127/>
{| class="wikitable"
! From !! Rank !! Name
|-
| 29 December 1915 || [[Brigadier-General]] || G. Christian
|-
| 1 October 1916 || Brigadier-General || L.B. Walton
|-
| 6 August 1917 || Brigadier-General || [[Hugh Bateman-Champain|H.F. Bateman-Champain]]
|}

==See also==
{{portal|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 = 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://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/14_ind_div.htm |title=14th Indian 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/20080517084829/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/14_ind_div.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 |df=dmy }}
*{{cite web|url=http://warpath.orbat.com/misc_units/misc_overseas_units.htm |title=Miscellaneous Units Serving Overseas on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918'' by PB Chappell |access-date=2015-06-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308150615/http://warpath.orbat.com/misc_units/misc_overseas_units.htm |archive-date=8 March 2012 |df=dmy }}

[[Category:Brigades of India in World War I]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1915]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1921]]

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