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| dates = 31 March 1917 – 1923
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| type = [[Infantry]]
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| command_structure = [[16th Indian Division]]
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The '''43rd Indian Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] of the [[British Indian Army]] that formed part of the [[Indian Army during the First World War]]. It was formed in March 1917 as part of the [[16th Indian Division]] for service on the [[Military history of the North-West Frontier|North West Frontier]]. It remained in India throughout the [[First World War]] but saw active service in the [[Third Anglo-Afghan War]]. Post-war, it was designated as '''21st Indian Infantry Brigade''' in September 1920 and took over responsibility for the Jubbulpore Brigade Area in 1923.

==History==
From March 1916, it was intended to form a reserve division for the [[Military history of the North-West Frontier|North West Frontier]], but the urgent need to find troops for [[Mesopotamian campaign|Mesopotamia]] meant that the [[16th Indian Division]] was not formed until December 1916.<ref name=Perry58>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=58}}</ref> In March 1917, '''43rd Indian Brigade''' was formed in the new division.<ref name=Perry137>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=137}}</ref> The brigade remained on the North West Frontier throughout the [[First World War]] but was mobilized with 16th Indian Division to take part in the [[Third Anglo-Afghan War]].<ref name=Perry140>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=140}}</ref>

In September 1920, the brigade was redesignated as '''21st Indian Infantry Brigade'''{{snd}}not to be confused with an identically designated but unrelated [[21st Indian Infantry Brigade]] of the Second World War. In 1923, the brigade took over responsibility for the [[Jubbulpore]] Brigade Area.<ref name=Mackie379>{{harvnb|Mackie|2015|p=379}}</ref>

==Orders of battle==
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; background:transparent;"
!First World War units
|-
|The brigade commanded the following units during the [[First World War]]:<ref name=Perry138>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=138}}</ref>
* 1/9th Battalion, [[Hampshire Regiment]]{{efn|name=Cyclist|The [[6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment|2/6th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment]], the 1/9th Battalion, [[Hampshire Regiment]], the [[25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion|1/25th Battalion, the London Regiment]] and the [[1/1st Kent Cyclist Battalion]] were originally [[bicycle infantry]]. In November 1915 they were converted to infantry and formed a brigade, originally intended for service in [[East African Campaign (World War I)|East Africa]]. Instead, they sailed for India in February 1916.<ref name=James79>{{harvnb|James|1978|p=79}}</ref>}} ''(arrived in December 1916 from [[Bangalore]], [[9th (Secunderabad) Division]]; transferred in June 1917 to [[44th (Ferozepore) Brigade]])''
* 1/5th Battalion, [[Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry)]] ''(arrived in January 1917 from [[Meerut]]; transferred to [[Poona]] in March)''
* 2nd Battalion, [[8th Gurkha Rifles]] ''(arrived in January 1917 from [[Lansdowne, India|Lansdowne]], [[7th Meerut Divisional Area]]; transferred in April to [[3rd (Abbottabad) Brigade]], [[2nd (Rawalpindi) Division]])''
* 2nd Battalion, [[2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)]] ''(arrived in January 1917 from [[Dehra Dun Brigade]], 7th Meerut Divisional Area; transferred in January 1918 for [[Derajat Brigade]])''
* [[9th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment|1/9th Battalion]], [[Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)]] ''(arrived in February 1917 from [[5th (Jhelum) Brigade]], 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division; transferred in March to [[Ambala Brigade]])''
* Mahindra Dal Battalion{{efn|name=Nepal|The 1st Rifle Battalion, the Pasupati Prasad Battalion, the Sri Nath Battalion and the Mahindra Dal Battalion were units of the [[Nepalese Army]].<ref name=Perry179>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=179}}</ref>}} ''(joined in April 1917 from the Nepalese Brigade in 7th Meerut Divisional Area; transferred in May to [[45th (Jullundur) Brigade]])''
* [[25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion|1/25th Battalion, the London Regiment]]{{efn|name=Cyclist}} ''(joined in May 1917 from 45th (Jullundur) Brigade, [[3rd Lahore Divisional Area]]; transferred in August to 45th (Jullundur) Brigade)''
* 1/4th Battalion, [[Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)]] ''(joined in May 1917 from [[Lahore]]; transferred in January 1918 to Ambala Brigade)''
* [[54th Sikhs (Frontier Force)]] ''(joined in May 1917 from [[Kohat Brigade]]; transferred in July to Derajat Brigade)''
* 1st Rifle Battalion{{efn|name=Nepal}} ''(joined in May 1917 from Derajat Brigade; transferred in August to the Nepalese Brigade in 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division)''
* 1st Battalion, [[4th Gurkha Rifles]] ''(joined in June 1917 from Derajat Brigade; transferred in September to 44th (Ferozepore) Brigade)''
* Pasupati Prasad Battalion{{efn|name=Nepal}} ''(joined in August 1917 from the Nepalese Brigade in 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division and returned there in October)''
* [[6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment|2/6th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment]]{{efn|name=Cyclist}} ''(joined in August 1917 from 45th (Jullundur) Brigade; left in March 1918 for Lahore)''
* [[12th Pioneers (The Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regiment)]] ''(joined in September 1917 from [[Bannu Brigade]]; left in March 1918 for [[4th (Quetta) Division]])''
* 2nd Battalion, 12th Pioneers (The Kelat-i-Ghilzai Regiment) ''(joined in December 1917 from Lahore; transferred in March 1918 for 45th (Jullundur) Brigade)''
|}
{| class="toccolours collapsible collapsed" style="width:100%; background:transparent;"
!colspan=2|Third Anglo-Afghan War units
|-
|July 1918 plans saw the brigade mobilizing with the following units:<ref name=Perry140/>
* [[6th (Cyclist) Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment|2/6th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment]]{{efn|name=Cyclist}}
* [[117th Mahrattas]]
* Sri Nath Battalion{{efn|name=Nepal}}
* 1st Rifle Battalion{{efn|name=Nepal}}
|In the event, the brigade mobilized in May 1919 with:<ref name=Perry140/>
* 2/6th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment{{efn|name=Cyclist}}
* 2nd Battalion, [[10th Jats]]
* 2nd Battalion, [[27th Punjabis]]
* 2nd Battalion, [[124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry]]
|}

==Commanders==
The 43rd Indian Brigade / 21st Indian Infantry Brigade had the following commanders:<ref name=Mackie379/><ref name=Perry137/>
{| class="wikitable"
! From !! Rank !! Name !! Notes
|-
| 31 March 1917 || [[Brigadier-general (United Kingdom)|Brigadier-General]] || [[William M. Southey|W.M. Southey]] ||
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| 28 September 1918 || Brigadier-General || [[John L.J. Clarke|J.L.J. Clarke]] ||
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| October 1919 || Brigadier-General || [[Gwyn Gwyn-Thomas|G. Gwyn-Thomas]] ||
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| March 1921 || Brigadier-General || [[Arthur B. Tillard|A.B. Tillard]] ||
|-
| June 1921 || Brigadier-General || [[Wilfrid J. Mitchell|W.J. Mitchell]] || Jubbulpore Brigade Area in 1923
|}

==See also==
{{portal|World War I}}
* [[21st Indian Infantry Brigade]] of the Second World War
* [[43rd Indian Infantry Brigade]] of the Second World War


==Notes==
{{notelist}}

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

==Bibliography==
* {{cite book
| last = Gaylor | first = John
| year = 1996
| edition = 2nd
| title = Sons of John Company: The Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903–1991
| publisher = Parapress
| location = Tunbridge Wells
| isbn = 1-898594-41-4
}}
* {{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 web
|last=Mackie
|first=Colin
|date=June 2015
|title=Army Commands 1900-2011
|publisher=www.gulabin.com
|url=http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf
|access-date=1 August 2015
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705211343/http://www.gulabin.com/armynavy/pdf/Army%20Commands%201900-2011.pdf
|archive-date=5 July 2015
|df=dmy
}}
* {{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/16_ind_div.htm |title=16th 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/20080517084648/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/16_ind_div.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 |df=dmy }}

[[Category:Brigades of India in World War I]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1917]]
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1923]]

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