8th (Lucknow) Division

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]

Division formation in 1914

Commander: Major General Cookson

Commander: Major General A. Wilson

Commander: Brigadier General Kavangh

Commander: Brigadier General Cowper

Presidency Brigade was based in Calcutta.

Commander: Major General May

^ Oxford History of the British Army
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