10th Baluch Regiment - First World War

First World War

• 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry
  • 1/124th - India, Persia.
  • 2/124th (formed in 1916) - Mesopotamia, Egypt, Palestine, India.
  • 3/124th (formed in 1917) - Persia, India, Mesopotamia.
• 126th Baluchistan Infantry - India, Egypt, Muscat, Aden, Mesopotamia.
• 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
  • 1/127th - India, East Africa, Persia.
  • 2/127th (formed in 1918) - India, Egypt, Palestine.
• 129th Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchis
  • 1/129th - India, France, East Africa.
  • 2/129th (formed in 1917) - India, Mesopotamia.
• 130th King George's Own Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles)
  • 1/130th - India, East Africa, Palestine.
  • 2/130th (formed in 1918) - India.

During the First World War, most of the regiments raised second battalions, while the 124th Baluchistan Infantry raised two battalions. Only 2/124th Baluchistan Infantry of the wartime raisings was retained after the post-war reforms.

The 129th DCO Baluchis served on the Western Front in France and Belgium, where they became the first Indian regiment to attack the Germans and the only Indian regiment to fight in both the First & Second Battles of Ypres. At Hollebeke, during the First Ypres, Sepoy Khudadad Khan became the first Indian to win the Victoria Cross; Britain's highest decoration for valour. Prior to 1911 Indian soldiers had not been eligible for the Victoria Cross. The battalion would go on to serve with distinction in German East Africa alongside the 127th QMO Baluch Light Infantry and 130th KGO Baluchis. Meanwhile, the 1st and 3rd Battalions of 124th DCO Baluchistan Infantry served in Persia, while the 2nd distinguished itself in Mesopotamia and Palestine.