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The 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division was a regular army division of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1903 after the Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army. During World War I it remained in India for local defence but it was mobilised for action on the North West Frontier on several occasions during the period. The Division was mobilised in 1919 for service during the Third Afghan War.
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Sialkot (2nd) Cavalry Brigade
17th Lancers6th King Edward's Own Cavalry19th LancersAbbottabad (3rd) Brigade
1st Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles2nd Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles1st Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles2nd Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles68th, 94th and 104th Companies, Royal Garrison ArtilleryVII Brigade, Royal Field ArtilleryRawalpindi (4th) Brigade
21st Lancers5th Cavalry35th Sikhs84th Punjabis9 Mountain Battery, RGAW Battery, Royal Horse ArtilleryII Mountain Brigade, RGAJhelum (5th) Brigade
21st Cavalry37th Dogras69th Punjabis76th Punjabis87th PunjabisUnbrigaded
32nd Pioneers (at Sialkot)1st Battalion, Green Howards4th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade2nd Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment (at Murree)I Mountain Brigade, Indian Mountain Artillery (at Abbotabad)27th and 30th Mountain Batteries, IMAV Mountain Brigade, IMAReferences
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