Bannu Brigade

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} 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.<ref>Sumner, p.9</ref> 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<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-09-09 |title=Indian Army 1914 |publisher=Orbat.com |url=http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909172657/http://orbat.com/site/history/historical/india/army1914.html |archivedate=2009-09-09 }}</ref>

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.<ref>[https://billiongraves.com/grave/Vere-Bonamy-Fane/22802120 Major General Sir Vere Bonamy Fane KCB KCIB]</ref>

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==Sources== *{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}

Category:Brigades of India in World War I Category:Military units and formations established in 1903