Assam Valley Light Horse
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The Assam Valley Light Horse were a volunteer corps and auxiliary regiment based in Assam.
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Chronology
- 1891 raised as the Assam Valley Mounted Rifles on 6th November when the Lakhimpur Mounted Rifles, Sibsagar Mounted Rifles, Darrang Mounted Rifles, Nowgong Mounted Rifles and Gauhati Rifles amalgamated[1]
- 1896 renamed Assam Valley Light Horse on 25th September[2]
- 1906 absorbed the Shillong Volunteer Rifles on 1st May[1]
Details
- Motto - "Semper Paratus"
In 1901:[2]
- Uniform - Khaki drill with steel shoulder chains
- Mess uniform - Blue with white facings
- Headquarters - Dibrugarh
Detachments at:
- Doom Dooma
- Panitola
- Margherita
- Moran
- Sonari
- Sibsagar
- Jorhat
- Panbarrz
- Numalighur
- North Lakhimpur
- Salonah
- Gauhati
- Tezpur
- Bishnath
- Mangaldai
By 1940:[1]
- Uniform - Blue
- Facings - White
- Badge - A.V.L.H.
Notes
External Links
- Assam Valley Light Horse from Koi-hai.com including many photos from various era.
