156th Infantry
The 156th Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in Mesopotamian campaign, Mesopotamia in May 1918 during the Indian Army during World War I, First World War. It moved to India in June where it remained until disbanded in 1919. Background Heavy losses suffered by the British Expeditionary Force (World War I), British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front (World War I), Western Front following the German spring offensive in March 1918 resulted in a major reorganization of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force: * two divisions52nd (Lowland) Division, 52nd (Lowland) and 74th (Yeomanry) Division, 74th (Yeomanry) were transferred to France in April; they were replaced by the 3rd (Lahore) Division, 3rd (Lahore) and 7th (Meerut) Divisions from Mesopotamian campaign, Mesopotamia; * nine yeomanry regiments were dismounted, converted to machine gunners and sent to France at the end of the same month; the 4th Cavalry Division (British Indian Army), 4th an ...
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British Crown
The Crown is the state (polity), state in all its aspects within the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms and their subdivisions (such as the Crown Dependencies, British Overseas Territories, overseas territories, Provinces and territories of Canada#Provinces, provinces, or states and territories of Australia, states). Legally ill-defined, the term has different meanings depending on context. It is used to designate the monarch in either a personal capacity, as Head of the Commonwealth, or as the king or queen of their realms (whereas the monarchy of the United Kingdom and the monarchy of Canada, for example, are distinct although they are in personal union). It can also refer to the rule of law; however, in common parlance 'The Crown' refers to the functions of executive (government), government and the civil service. Thus, in the United Kingdom (one of the Commonwealth realms), the government of the United Kingdom can be distinguished from the Crown and the state, in prec ...
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