The Kohat 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. In 1914 at the start of World War I the brigade formation was:Commander Major General A Campbell 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers 53rd Sikhs 54th Sikhs 56th Punjabi Rifles 122nd Rajputana Infantry 31st Mountain Battery Frontier Force Garrison Artillery