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| dates = November 1917 – 1921<br />
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The '''53rd 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 formed part of the occupation force for Iraq post-war.<br />
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==History==<br />
The 53rd Indian Brigade started forming in [[Mesopotamian campaign|Mesopotamia]] from November 1917 as part of the [[18th Indian Division]], joining the division when it was formed on 24 December 1917. The brigade was formed from [[battalion]]s transferred directly from [[British India|India]] so time was needed for them to become acclimatized. It remained with the division for the rest of the war, taking part in the action at [[Fat-ha Gorge]] on the [[Little Zab]] (23–26 October 1918) and the [[Battle of Sharqat]] (28–30 October 1918).<ref name=Perry150>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=150}}</ref><br />
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At the end of the war, the 18th Division was chosen to form part of the occupation force for Iraq. It took part in the [[Iraqi revolt against the British|Iraq Rebellion in 1920]]. The division, and the brigade, was broken up in the following year.<ref name=Perry150/><br />
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==Order of battle==<br />
The brigade had the following composition in the [[First World War]]:<ref name=Perry148>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=148}}</ref><br />
* [[9th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment|1/9th Battalion]], [[Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment)]] ''(joined in November 1917 from [[Ambala Brigade]], [[16th Indian Division]])''<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[89th Punjabis]] ''(joined in November 1917 from [[2nd (Nowshera) Brigade]], [[1st (Peshawar) Division]]; left in September 1918 to join the [[81st Brigade (United Kingdom)|81st Brigade]], [[British 27th Division]])''<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles]] ''(joined in December 1917 from [[Kohat]])''<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[7th Gurkha Rifles]] ''(joined in December 1917 from the [[East Persia Cordon]] where it had been serving as part of the [[4th (Quetta) Division]])''<br />
* 207th Machine Gun Company<br />
* 53rd Light Trench Mortar Battery ''(joined in February 1918)''<br />
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==Commander==<br />
The brigade was commanded from 19 November 1917 by [[Brigadier-General]] [[G.A.F. Sanders]].<ref name=Perry147>{{harvnb|Perry|1993|p=147}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
{{portal|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/18_ind_div.htm |title=18th Indian Division on ''The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918'' by PB Chappell |access-date=2015-06-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085232/http://www.warpath.orbat.com/indian_divs/18_ind_div.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 |df=dmy }} <br />
* {{cite web | url = http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/sharqat.htm | title = Battle of Sharqat, 1918 | publisher = FirstWorldWar.com | access-date=31 May 2015}}<br />
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