8th Indian Infantry Brigade

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8th Indian Infantry Brigade
Years active:	unknown – unknown
Country:	India
Service:	Indian Army
Branch:	unknown
Type:	Infantry
Specific type:	Infantry brigade
Full size:	4,500
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Created:	unknown.
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Name1:	8th Indian Infantry Brigade
Name1 Start:	unknown
Name1 End:	unknown
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Disbanded:	unknown.
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For more information on what infobox fields mean, see documentation at military unit, command structure and theatre of war.

Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Parent unit:	3rd Indian Division
Parent level:	Division
Start date:	01/08/1914
End date:	30/09/1915
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	1st Battalion Manchester Regiment, UK
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/08/1914
End date:	30/09/1915
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	4th Battalion Suffolk Regiment, UK
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/12/1914
End date:	30/09/1915
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	3rd Battalion 152nd Punjabis, Indian
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/08/1920
End date:	28/02/1921
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	1st Battalion 130th Jacob's Baluchis, Indian
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/02/1921
End date:	30/09/1921
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	36th Sikhs, Indian
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/02/1921
End date:	31/03/1921
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Command structure
Relationship type:	Tactical
Subordinate unit:	1st Battalion 4th Rajputs, Indian
Subordinate level:	Battalion
Start date:	01/05/1921
End date:	31/05/1921
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	France, Belgium and Germany
Date entered:	01/08/1914
Date left:	30/09/1915
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Theatre of war
Theatre name:	India and East Persia
Date entered:	01/08/1920
Date left:	30/09/1921
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Official sources

Unit war diaries

• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3926/1 (01/08/1914–30/11/1914)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3926/2 (01/12/1914–31/12/1914)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3926/3 (01/01/1915–30/04/1915)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/3926/4 (01/05/1915–31/12/1915)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5108 (01/01/1916–31/03/1918)
• The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5399 (01/05/1921–30/11/1921)

References

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