Below is a complete list of every Indian cavalry regiment which served in the First World War. By clicking on a regiment’s title below, you’ll be taken to a new page which will provide you with the following information:
- The regiment’s lineage
- The regiment’s class composition
- Where the regiment was stationed in July 1914
- An overview of its services during the First World War
- A description of its war diaries including their catalogue references at the National Archives, London
- Further sources of information
- Whether a regimental history exists
- Transcriptions from the regiment’s war diary
These articles on Indian cavalry regiments are part of a series of guides to help you research soldiers who served in the Indian Army during the war. These include guides for Indian Infantry Regiments.
Indian Cavalry Regiments of the First World War
1st Duke of York’s Own Lancers (Skinner’s Horse)
10th Duke of Cambridge’s Own Lancers (Hodson’s Horse)
11th (King Edward’s Own) Lancers (Probyn’s Horse)
13th Duke of Connaught’s Lancers (Watson’s Horse)
15th Lancers (Cureton’s Multanis)
18th King George’s Own Lancers
21st (Prince Albert Victor’s Own) Cavalry (Daly’s Horse)
22nd Sam Browne’s Cavalry (Frontier Force)
26th King George’s Own Light Cavalry
31st Duke of Connaught’s Lancers
33rd Queen Victoria’s Own Light Cavalry
34th Prince Albert Victor’s Own Poona Horse
38th King George’s Own Central India Horse
39th King George’s Own Central India Horse
43rd Cavalry Regiment
44th Cavalry Regiment
45th Cavalry Regiment
46th Cavalry Regiment