The Bannu Brigade was formed after the 1903 reforms of the British Indian Army by Herbert Kitchener when he was Commander-in-Chief, India. The brigade was part of the Northern Army and deployed along the North West Frontier.Sumner, p.9 In 1914 at the start of World War I the composition of the brigade was:
Commander Major General Hugh O'Donnell 25th Cavalry (Frontier Force) 33rd Punjabis 52nd Sikhs (Frontier Force) 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) 29 Mountain Battery
The brigade was involved in the Operations in the Tochi between November 1914 and March 1915 when it was commanded by Major-General Vere Bonamy Fane.Major General Sir Vere Bonamy Fane KCB KCIB
See also
List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II
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