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The '''4th (Quetta) Division''' was an [[infantry division]] of the [[British Indian Army]]. It was formed by [[Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener|General Kitchener]] while he was Commander-in-chief of [[British Raj|India]]. During [[World War I]] the division remained in India. Its composition was:<br />
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==Formation 1914==<br />
*Commanding officer Lt General [[Malcolm Henry Grover]]<br />
*1st Quetta Infantry Brigade Brigadier General Sitwell<br />
**2nd Battalion [[Somerset Light Infantry]]<br />
**[[12th Pioneers]]<br />
**[[19th Punjabis]]<br />
**[[58th Vaughn's Rifles]]<br />
**1/[[7th Gurkha Rifles]]<br />
**2/7th Gurkha<br />
**XXI Brigade [[Royal Field Artillery]] (RFA)<br />
*2nd Quetta Infantry Brigade Major General [[Charles John Melliss|Mellis VC]]<br />
**2nd Battalion [[Royal Irish Fusiliers]]<br />
**[[40th Pathans]]<br />
**[[67th Punjabis]]<br />
**[[106th Hazara Pioneers]]<br />
**[[114th Mahrattas]]<br />
**IV Mountain Brigade [[Royal Garrison Artillery]] (RGA)<br />
*Karachi Brigade Brigadier General Shaw<br />
**1st Battalion [[Lancashire Fusiliers]]<br />
**[[127th Baluch Light Infantry]]<br />
**69 Company RGA<br />
*Divisional troops<br />
**[[4th Duke of Cambridge's Own Hodson's Horse|10th Duke of Cambridge's Own Lancers (Hodson's Horse)]]<br />
**[[12th Cavalry (Frontier Force)|22nd Cavalry (Frontier Force)]]<br />
**[[28th Light Cavalry]]<br />
**[[15th Sikhs]]<br />
**[[29th Punjabis]]<br />
**[[31st Punjabis]]<br />
**60 Company RGA<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 />
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==Bibliography==<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/4_ind_div.htm |title=4th (Quetta) Division on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918'' by PB Chappell |access-date=2015-07-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085133/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/4_ind_div.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 |df=dmy }} <br />
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1903]]<br />
[[Category:British Indian Army divisions]]<br />
[[Category:Quetta District]]<br />
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