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**[http://therealmalay.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/the-johore-military-force-and-1915.html "The Johore Military Force and the 1915 Singapore Mutiny"] by Sabri Zain 12 June 2014. "The Real Malay".
**[http://therealmalay.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/the-johore-military-force-and-1915.html "The Johore Military Force and the 1915 Singapore Mutiny"] by Sabri Zain 12 June 2014. "The Real Malay".
**''Turmoil and Tragedy in India, 1914 and After'' by Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn 1935 is available to read  as a [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/177667 pdf download]  Digital Library of India It is catalogued as ''Turmoil The Tragedy In India 1914''. Includes the 1915 Singapore Mutiny.
**''Turmoil and Tragedy in India, 1914 and After'' by Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn 1935 is available to read  as a [http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/177667 pdf download]  Digital Library of India It is catalogued as ''Turmoil The Tragedy In India 1914''. Includes the 1915 Singapore Mutiny.
*[http://www.nam.ac.uk/microsites/ww1/stories/major-charles-stooks Soldiers’ Stories: [Diary extracts<nowiki>]</nowiki> Major Charles Stooks]. The diary of Major Charles Stooks of the 5th Light Infantry reveals the difficulties faced by those involved in the final conquest of Germany’s West African colony of Kamerun. nam.ac.uk
*"Atonement: The 5th Light Infantry Regiment in German Kamerun, August 1915 to February 1916" by Harry Fecitt, April 2015. [http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgweaa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F08%2FAtonement-5LI-in-German-Kamerun.pdf html version], [http://gweaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Atonement-5LI-in-German-Kamerun.pdf pdf] gweaa.com
*"Atonement: The 5th Light Infantry Regiment in German Kamerun, August 1915 to February 1916" by Harry Fecitt, April 2015. [http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgweaa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F08%2FAtonement-5LI-in-German-Kamerun.pdf html version], [http://gweaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Atonement-5LI-in-German-Kamerun.pdf pdf] gweaa.com
*"The 5th Light Infantry In East Africa March 1916 – January 1918" by Harry Fecitt, April 2015. [http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgweaa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F02%2F5LI-in-East-Africa.pdf html version], [http://gweaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/5LI-in-East-Africa.pdf pdf] gweaa.com
*"The 5th Light Infantry In East Africa March 1916 – January 1918" by Harry Fecitt, April 2015. [http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgweaa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F02%2F5LI-in-East-Africa.pdf html version], [http://gweaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/5LI-in-East-Africa.pdf pdf] gweaa.com

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5th & 6th Light Infantry

Known as 5th Light Infantry

Chronology

In the Indian Mutiny the 42nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of the Bengal Army regiments, it became the fifth most senior.

  • 1861 became 5th Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
  • 1885 became 5th Bengal (Light) Infantry
  • 1903 became 5th Light Infantry
  • 1922 disbanded

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