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| 7th Indian Division
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| Years active:
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1903 –
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| Country:
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India
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| Service:
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Indian Army
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| Branch:
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unknown
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| Type:
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Formation
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| Specific type:
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Infantry division
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| Full size:
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19,000
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| Sources for overview:
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| Created:
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1903.
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| Sources for created:
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| Name1:
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7th (Meerut) Indian Division
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| Name1 Start:
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1903
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| Name1 End:
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1923
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| Reason for change:
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| Sources for name1:
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| Alternate names:
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Meerut Division
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| Sources for alternate names:
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| Disbanded:
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| Sources for disbanded:
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| For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.
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| Command structure
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| Relationship type:
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Tactical
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| Parent unit:
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Indian Corps
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| Parent level:
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Corps
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| Start date:
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| End date:
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| Sources:
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| Command structure
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| Relationship type:
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Tactical
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| Subordinate unit:
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19th Indian Infantry Brigade
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| Subordinate level:
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Brigade
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| Start date:
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01/08/1914
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| End date:
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31/12/1915
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| Sources:
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| Command structure
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| Relationship type:
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Tactical
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| Subordinate unit:
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20th Indian Infantry Brigade
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| Subordinate level:
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Brigade
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| Start date:
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01/08/1914
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| End date:
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30/11/1915
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| Sources:
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| Command structure
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| Relationship type:
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Tactical
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| Subordinate unit:
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21st Indian Infantry Brigade
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| Subordinate level:
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Brigade
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| Start date:
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01/08/1914
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| End date:
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31/12/1915
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| Sources:
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| Theatre of war
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| Theatre name:
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France, Belgium and Germany
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| Date entered:
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01/08/1914
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| Date left:
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31/12/1915
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| Sources:
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| Theatre of war
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| Theatre name:
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Mesopotamia and North Persia
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| Date entered:
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01/11/1915
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| Date left:
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31/12/1917
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| Sources:
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| Theatre of war
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| Theatre name:
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Egypt, Palestine and Syria
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| Date entered:
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01/01/1918
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| Date left:
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31/03/1920
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| Sources:
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Personal narratives
Related media
- Imperial War Museum, Q 12494: photo of soldiers of this division bathing in the River Auja in Palestine, Summer 1918.
Official sources
Unit war diaries
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3930-3948 (unknown date–unknown date)
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5127-5141 (unknown date–unknown date)
Unit histories
Other official documents
- The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 157/957-976 intelligence summaries.
Other sources
References
