List of regiments of the Indian Army (1922)

This is a list of regiments of the Indian Army as it was following the reorganisation of the Indian Armed Forces in 1922.

Indian Army
Star of India Red Ensign
Active1857–1947
Country India
AllegianceBritish Crown
TypeArmy
Size2.5 million men 1945
EngagementsSecond Afghan War
Third Afghan War
Second Burmese War
Third Burmese War
Second Opium War
1882 Anglo-Egyptian War
1868 Expedition to Abyssinia
First Mohmand Campaign
Boxer Rebellion
Tirah Campaign
British expedition to Tibet
Sudan Campaign
World War I
Waziristan campaign 1919–1920
Waziristan campaign 1936–1939
World War II
North West Frontier
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell
Claude Auchinleck

Cavalry

Regular

Auxiliary
  • The Assam Valley Light Horse
  • The Bihar Light Horse
  • The Bombay Light Horse
  • The Calcutta Light Horse
  • The Chota Nagpur Regiment
  • The Punjab Light Horse
  • The Southern Provinces Mounted Rifles
  • The Surma Valley Light Horse
  • The United Provinces Horse (Northern Regiment)
  • The United Provinces Horse (Southern Regiment)

Infantry

Regular

Auxiliary Force (India)
  • The Allahabad Rifles
  • The Assam Bengal Railway Battalion
  • The Baluchistan Volunteer Rifle Corps
  • The Bangalore Contingent
  • The Bengal & North West Railway Battalion
  • The Bengal Nagpur Railway Battalion
  • The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment
  • The Bombay Volunteer Rifles Corps
  • The Burma Railways Battalion
  • The Calcutta and Presidency Battalion
  • The Calcutta Presidency Battalion
  • The Calcutta Scottish
  • The Cawnpore Rifles
  • The Coorg and Mysore Company
  • The Delhi Contingent
  • The East Coast Battalion
  • The East Indian Railway Regiment
  • The Eastern Bengal Company
  • The Eastern Bengal Railway Battalion
  • The Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment
  • The Hyderabad Rifles
  • The Lucknow Rifles
  • The Lucknow Volunteer Rifles
  • The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles
  • The Madras Guards
  • The Mussourie Battalion
  • The Nagpur Rifles
  • The Naini Tal Volunteer Rifles
  • The Nilgiri Malabar Battalion
  • The Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles
  • The North Western Railway Battalion
  • The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Battalion
  • The Poona Rifles
  • The Punjab Rifles
  • The Rangoon Battalion
  • The Simla Rifles
  • The Sind Rifles
  • The South Indian Railway Battalion
  • The Tenasserim Battalion
  • The Upper Burma Battalion

Indian Mountain Artillery

Following the absorption of the Presidency armies into the Royal Artillery and Royal Horse Artillery, there was no 'field' units of the Indian artillery. The Indian artillery only maintained mountain artillery units, while the Royal Artillery provided the other arms. The units below have their titles in 1922 or those used before if they were changed later;[1]

Brigades (till 1938)/Regiments

  • 20th Indian Pack Artillery Brigade
  • 21st Indian Pack Art Bde
  • 22nd Indian Pack Art Bde
  • 23rd Indian Pack Art Bde
  • 24th Indian Pack Art Bde
  • 25th Indian Pack Art Bde

Batteries (Separate)

Indian Territorial Force
  • University Training Corps
  • Urban Infantry

The Frontier Corps
  • The Gilgit Scouts
  • The Chitral Scouts
  • The Kurram Militia
  • The Tochi Scouts
  • The South Waziristan Scouts
  • The Zhob Militia
  • The Pishin Scouts (1946–47)
  • Khyber Rifles

Military Police and North-East Frontier units
  • The Malabar Special Police
  • Burma Military Police
  • The Eastern Frontier Rifles, (Bengal Military Police)
  • Assam Rifles

Services
  • The Army Bearer Corps
  • The Army Clothing Department
  • The Army Hospital Corps
  • The Army Remount Department
  • The Army Veterinary Corps
  • The Indian Medical Department
  • The Indian Ordnance Department
  • The Military Farms Department
  • Supply and Transport Corps

Support Arms

Indian State Forces
  • (see separately)

Wartime Units and others formed between 1922 and 1947
  • Field Artillery
  • Women's Army Corps (India)
  • 42nd Cavalry
  • 43rd Cavalry
  • 44th Cavalry
  • 45th Cavalry
  • 46th Cavalry
  • 47th Cavalry
  • 48th Cavalry
  • Indian Long Range Squadron
  • 21st Regiment
  • 22nd Regiment
  • 23rd Regiment
  • 24th Regiment
  • 25th Ajmer Regiment
  • Kumaon Rifles
  • 151 (British) Parachute Battalion
  • 152 (Indian) Parachute Battalion
  • 153 (Gurkha) Parachute Battalion
  • 154 (Gurkha) Parachute Battalion
  • Indian Parachute Regiment
  • Indian Ordnance and Mechanical Engineers
  • Indian Hospital Corps formed by amalgamation of Army Hospital and Nursing Corps and the Army Bearer Corps
  • Indian Medical Service formed by amalgamation of the Bengal, Bombay and Madras Medical Services
  • Indian Army Medical Corps formed by amalgamation of the Indian Medical Service, Indian Medical Department, and Indian Hospital Corps

See also

References
  1. Frederick 1984, pp. 900–11.
  • Frederick, J. B. M. (1984). Lineage Book of British Land Forces 1660-1978, Volume II. Wakefield, United Kingdom: Microform Academic Publishers. ISBN 1-85117-008-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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