2nd (Rawalpindi) Division


The 2nd Division was a regular army division of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1903 after the Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army. During World War I it remained in India for local defence but it was mobilised for action on the North West Frontier on several occasions during the period. The Division was mobilised in 1919 for service during the Third Afghan War.

Formation in August 1914

Sialkot (2nd) Cavalry Brigade

Abbottabad (3rd) Brigade

Rawalpindi (4th) Brigade

Jhelum (5th) Brigade

Unbrigaded