8th (Lucknow) Division | |
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Active | 1903–1922 |
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Type | Infantry |
Role | Internal Security |
Size | Division |
Part of | Northern Army |
HQ | Lucknow |
The 8th (Lucknow) Division was a formation of the British Indian Army's Northern Army that was first formed as a result of the Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army in 1903. [1] The Division remained in India on internal security duties during World War I, [2] [3] though the 8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade was transferred to the 1st Indian Cavalry Division and served in France on the Western Front, [4] and the 22nd Lucknow Infantry Brigade served as part of the 11th Indian Division in Egypt. [5]
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