The 4th (Quetta) Division was an infantry division of the

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. It was formed by General Kitchener while he was Commander-in-chief of India. During World War I the division remained in India. Its composition was:

Formation 1914

*Commanding officer Lt General Malcolm Henry Grover *1st Quetta Infantry Brigade Brigadier General Sitwell **2nd Battalion Somerset Light Infantry **

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(RFA) *2nd Quetta Infantry Brigade Major General Mellis VC **2nd Battalion

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** 67th Punjabis **

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**IV Mountain Brigade Royal Garrison Artillery (RGA) *Karachi Brigade Brigadier General Shaw **1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers **

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**69 Company RGA *Divisional troops **

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**60 Company RGA

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* Indian World War I divisions Military units and formations established in 1903 British Indian Army divisions Quetta District {{WWI-stub

Formation 1914

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