Bannu Brigade

The Bannu Brigade was formed after the 1903 reforms of the British Indian Army by Herbert Kitchener when he was Commander-in-Chief, India. The brigade was part of the Northern Army and deployed along the North West Frontier.^[1] In 1914 at the start of World War I the composition of the brigade was:

Commander Major General O’Donnell
- 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force)
- 33rd Punjabis
- 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force)
- 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 29 Mountain Battery^[2]

The brigade was involved in the Operations in the Tochi between November 1914 and March 1915 when it was commanded by Major-General Vere Bonamy Fane.

See also

List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II

References

↑ Sumner, p.9
↑ "Indian Army 1914". Orbat.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2009-09-09.

Sources

Sumner, Ian (2001). The Indian Army 1914-1947. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-196-6.

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