The pre-war
22nd (Lucknow) Brigade and the
32nd (Imperial Service) Brigade (formed in October 1914) were posted to Egypt to help defend the
Suez Canal. The 11th Indian Division was formed on 24 December 1914 with these two brigades, and little else in terms of divisional troops. A third brigade (
31st) was formed in January 1915 with other units already in Egypt. The division beat off
Turkish attempts to cross the
Suez Canal on 3–4 February 1915 in the
Actions on the Suez Canal. Thereafter, the division was dissolved in May 1915 with its brigades posted to the Suez Canal Defences. The brigades did not last much longer: the 22nd and 32nd Brigades bere broken up in January 1916 •
Imperial Service Cavalry Brigade •
1st Hyderabad Lancers •
Mysore Lancers •
Patiala Lancers •
22nd (Lucknow) Brigade (
Brigadier-General W.A. Watson) • 2/
10th Gurkha Rifles •
3rd Brahmans •
62nd Punjabis •
92nd Punjabis •
31st Indian Brigade (Brigadier-General A.H. Bingley) •
2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry •
27th Punjabis •
93rd Burma Infantry •
128th Pioneers •
32nd (Imperial Service) Brigade (Brigadier-General H.D. Watson) •
33rd Punjabis •
Alwar Infantry (I.S.) • 4th
Gwalior Infantry (I.S.) • 1st
Patiala Infantry (I.S.) • Divisional troops •
23rd Sikh Pioneers •
21st (Kohat) Mountain Battery (Frontier Force) • 121st Indian Field Ambulance • 124th Indian Field Ambulance ==See also==