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*[[26th Light Cavalry|26th King George’s Own Light Cavalry]] and | *[[26th Light Cavalry|26th King George’s Own Light Cavalry]] and | ||
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| + | *A newspaper article in two segments "Call to arms at the gateway to Afghanistan" by Col L T Firbanks ''The Straits Times'', 3 August 1980, page 4. Newspapers-Singapore Government. Retrieved 14 October 2014. [http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19800803-1.2.96.4.11.aspx Segment 1], [http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19800803-1.2.96.4.15.aspx Segment 2], [http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19800803-1.1.34.aspx Whole page] | ||
| + | :The author was an officer in the 8th King George V’s Own Light Cavalry , better known as “The 8th", between January and June 1940 based at Kohat, when it took part in an action in Waziristan. The 8th was one of the last fully horsed Regiments in the Indian Cavalry, the remainder having been mechanised. | ||
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Formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the
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- A newspaper article in two segments "Call to arms at the gateway to Afghanistan" by Col L T Firbanks The Straits Times, 3 August 1980, page 4. Newspapers-Singapore Government. Retrieved 14 October 2014. Segment 1, Segment 2, Whole page
- The author was an officer in the 8th King George V’s Own Light Cavalry , better known as “The 8th", between January and June 1940 based at Kohat, when it took part in an action in Waziristan. The 8th was one of the last fully horsed Regiments in the Indian Cavalry, the remainder having been mechanised.
