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on 3–4 February 1915. After the defeat of the Turkish attempts to cross the canal, the division was dispersed and the brigade was sent to
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in Mesopotamia in April 1915. With the division, the brigade took part in the
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The brigade was commanded throughout its existence in the First World War by
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in January 1916; the battalion was brought back up to full strength in
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The 30th Indian Brigade was formed in October 1914 as part of
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Order of Battle of Divisions Part 5B. Indian Army Divisions
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when it was formed on 24 December. It served on the
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1916
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It took part in the 16:For the Second World War formation, see 624: 612: 573: 558: 546: 534: 255:After arriving in Egypt, it joined the 1109: 636: 600: 585: 507:Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 435:Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 212:Indian Army during the First World War 792: 693: 678: 666: 654: 642: 630: 618: 606: 594: 579: 567: 552: 540: 505:The other half of the 2nd Battalion, 263:Defences, notably taking part in the 13: 769:The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 746:The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 723:The Regimental Warpath 1914 - 1918 334: 14: 1138: 874:Imperial Service Infantry Brigade 713: 210:that saw active service with the 1117:Brigades of India in World War I 1077:Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade 307:The brigade was attached to the 73: 45: 687: 499: 1: 528: 1005:Sinai and Palestine campaign 460: 237:Indian Expeditionary Force F 134:Sinai and Palestine Campaign 36:October 1914 – 29 April 1916 18:30th Indian Infantry Brigade 7: 840:2nd Indian Cavalry Division 835:1st Indian Cavalry Division 480: 10: 1143: 927:mountain artillery battery 429:rejoined in December 1915) 425:, May – October 1915; one 225: 156:Battle of Ctesiphon (1915) 15: 1085: 1041: 1002: 943: 882: 858: 824: 767:"12th Indian Division on 744:"10th Indian Division on 721:"6th (Poona) Division on 373:2nd (Rawalpindi) Division 319:(22–24 November) and the 265:Actions on the Suez Canal 175: 170: 139:Actions on the Suez Canal 124: 106: 96: 86: 68: 58: 40: 32: 27: 869:27th (Bangalore) Brigade 492: 433:half of 2nd Battalion, 357:1st (Peshawar) Division 279:The brigade joined the 1013:22nd (Lucknow) Brigade 353:2nd (Nowshera) Brigade 321:Affair of Umm at Tubul 313:Battle of Kut al Amara 1033:7th (Meerut) Division 1028:3rd (Lahore) Division 969:7th (Meerut) Division 959:3rd (Lahore) Division 946:Mesopotamian campaign 850:7th (Meerut) Division 845:3rd (Lahore) Division 389:4th (Quetta) Division 247:) and sent to Egypt. 146:Mesopotamian Campaign 1072:11th Indian Division 1067:10th Indian Division 1023:5th Cavalry Division 1018:4th Cavalry Division 994:18th Indian Division 989:17th Indian Division 984:15th Indian Division 979:14th Indian Division 974:12th Indian Division 964:6th (Poona) Division 885:East Africa Campaign 861:East Africa Campaign 694:Perry, F.W. (1993). 519:15th Indian Division 515:12th Indian Division 509:was assigned to the 444:12th Indian Division 369:5th (Jhelum) Brigade 315:(28 September), the 309:6th (Poona) Division 303:6th (Poona) Division 293:Actions for Nasiriya 281:12th Indian Division 275:12th Indian Division 257:10th Indian Division 251:10th Indian Division 245:29th Indian Brigades 119:6th (Poona) Division 115:12th Indian Division 111:10th Indian Division 1096:29th Indian Brigade 1062:30th Indian Brigade 1057:29th Indian Brigade 1052:28th Indian Brigade 511:34th Indian Brigade 440:12th Indian Brigade 423:33rd Indian Brigade 317:Battle of Ctesiphon 289:Affair of Khafajiya 287:(12–14 April), the 208:British Indian Army 197:30th Indian Brigade 81:British Indian Army 28:30th Indian Brigade 1088:Gallipoli campaign 418:Hampshire Regiment 410:1st Quetta Brigade 1104: 1103: 921:artillery battery 446:in November 1915) 416:1/4th Battalion, 405:7th Gurkha Rifles 291:(14–16 May), the 190: 189: 1134: 954:Cavalry Division 813: 806: 799: 790: 789: 785: 783: 782: 773:. 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Index

30th Indian Infantry Brigade
British India
British Crown
British Indian Army
Infantry
Brigade
10th Indian Division
12th Indian Division
6th (Poona) Division
First World War
Sinai and Palestine Campaign
Actions on the Suez Canal
Mesopotamian Campaign
Battle of Shaiba
Battle of Ctesiphon (1915)
Siege of Kut
Br.-Gen.
C.J. Melliss
infantry
brigade
British Indian Army
Indian Army during the First World War
Mesopotamia
besieged at Kut
Indian Expeditionary Force F
28th
29th Indian Brigades
10th Indian Division
Suez Canal
Actions on the Suez Canal

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