The Indian Cavalry Corps was formed 18 December 1914.

Command Commander Lieutenant-General Michael Rimington Brigadier-General General Staff Henry Macandrew Brigadier-General Royal Artillery Robert St Clair Lecky

Corps Troops Jodhpur Lancers 1st Indian Signal Squadron Jodhpur Cavalry Field Ambulance

1st Indian Cavalry Division Arrived in France 7 November 1914 Major-General M.F. Rimington Major-General H.D. Fanshawe from 22 December 1914 GSO 1 Lieutenant-Colonel H.J.M. Macandrew Lieutenant-Colonel R. O'Bryan Taylor from 26 December 1914 Commander Royal Horse Artillery Colonel R St C Leeky Lieutenant-Colonel H Rouse from 11 December 1914 Commander Royal Engineers Colonel C E Baddeley Lieutenant-Colonel C A J Leslie from 11 December 1914

2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade Brigadier-General H.P. Leader 17th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Lancers 6th King Edward's Own Cavalry 19th Lancers (Fane's Horse) Signal Troop

3rd (Ambala) Cavalry Brigade

Major-General C.P.W. Pirie 8th (King's Royal Irish) Hussars 9th Hodson's Horse 30th Lancers (Gordon's Horse) Signal Troop

8th (Lucknow) Cavalry Brigade Major-General G.A. Cookson Brigadier-General W.H. Fasken from 9 December 1914 1st King's Dragoon Guards 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse) 36th Jacob's Horse Signal Troop

1st Indian Cavalry Division Troops I Indian Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery A Battery, RHA Q Battery, RHA U Battery, RHA I Indian Brigade Ammunition Column B Section C Section G Section 2nd Indian Field Troop Royal Engineers 2nd Indian Signal Squadron 1st Indian Supply Column Sialkot Field Ambulance Ambala Field Ambulance Lucknow Field Ambulance

2nd Indian Cavalry Division

Arrived in France 14 December 1914 Commander Major-General G.A. Cookson GSO 1 Lieutenant-Colonel L.C. Jones Commander Royal Horse Artillery Lieutenant-Colonel H F Askwith Commander Royal Engineers Lieutenant-Colonel H J M Marshall

5th (Mhow) Cavalry Brigade Colonel M E Willoughby 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) 38th King George's Own Central India Horse Signal troop

7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade Brigadier-General FitzJ.M. Edwards 13th Hussars 3rd Skinner's Horse 18th King George's Own Tiwana Lancers Signal Troop

9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade Arrived in France with the Indian Corps 12 October 1914 attached Indian Cavalry Corps 23 December 1914. Brigadier-General F.W.G. Wadeson 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards 20th Deccan Horse 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse Signal Troop

2nd Indian Cavalry Division Troops II Indian Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery N Battery, RHA, arrived in France with the 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade V Battery, RHA X Battery, RHA II Brigade Ammunition Column E Section arrived 5 January 1915 F Section arrived 5 January 1915 H Section 1st Indian Field Troop Royal Engineers 3rd Indian Signal Squadron 2nd Indian Cavalry Supply Column Mhow Cavalry Field Ambulance Meerut Cavalry Field Ambulance Secunderabad Cavalry Field Ambulance, arrived in France with the 9th (Secunderabad) Cavalry Brigade

See also British Cavalry Corps order of battle 1914

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