32nd (Imperial Service) Brigade

32nd (Imperial Service) Brigade
Active October 1914 – January 1916
Country  British India
Allegiance British Crown
Branch  British Indian Army
Type Infantry
Size Brigade
Part of 11th Indian Division
Engagements

First World War

Sinai and Palestine Campaign
Actions on the Suez Canal

The 32nd (Imperial Service) Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Indian Army that saw active service with the Indian Army during the First World War. It served in Egypt in 1915 before being broken up in January 1916.

History

The 32nd (Imperial Service) Brigade was formed in October 1914,[1] mostly from Imperial Service Troops (forces raised by the princely states of the British Indian Empire), hence its name.[2] It joined the 11th Indian Division when it was formed in Egypt on 24 December and served on the Suez Canal Defences. After the defeat of the Turkish attempts to cross the canal on 3–4 February 1915, the division acted as a relieving depot for the divisions in France.[lower-alpha 1] It was broken up on 31 May 1915 and the brigade came under direct command of the Suez Canal Defences.[5] The brigade was broken up in January 1916.[1]

Order of battle

The brigade commanded the following units in the First World War:[2]

Commander

The brigade was commanded throughout its existence in the First World War by Brigadier-General H.D. Watson.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. The infantry divisions in France were the 3rd (Lahore)[3] and 7th (Meerut).[4]

References

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