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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.angloboerwar.com/units/lumsdens_horse.htm Lumsden’s Horse] from Anglo Boer War
*[http://www.angloboerwar.com/indian-units/490-lumsdens-horse Lumsden’s Horse] from Anglo Boer War
*William Holmes, later  Lt. Col. John David William Holmes MC, joined Lumsden’s Horse and his story is told  in [http://1cha.co.uk/2.html William Holmes],  in  his “Autobiography” and “Letters Home from the Boer War” from The Progonion
*William Holmes, later  Lt. Col. John David William Holmes MC, joined Lumsden’s Horse and his story is told  in [http://1cha.co.uk/2.html William Holmes],  in  his “Autobiography” and “Letters Home from the Boer War” from The Progonion
*Lieutenant Colonel Eden Currie Showers, 2nd in command of Lumsden's Horse, was killed in action near Thaba N'chu, South Africa, April 30th, 1900. He had been a tea planter in Assam and had served as Commandant of the [[Surma Valley Light Horse|Surma Valley Light Horse Volunteers]]. [http://www.koi-hai.com/AVLH.html#Col Assam Valley Light Horse] (also Surma Valley Light Horse) from Koi-Hai.com
*Lieutenant Colonel Eden Currie Showers, 2nd in command of Lumsden's Horse, was killed in action near Thaba N'chu, South Africa, April 30th, 1900. He had been a tea planter in Assam and had served as Commandant of the [[Surma Valley Light Horse|Surma Valley Light Horse Volunteers]]. [http://www.koi-hai.com/AVLH.html#Col Assam Valley Light Horse] (also Surma Valley Light Horse) from Koi-Hai.com

Revision as of 22:13, 23 May 2011

Lumsden’s Horse was a volunteer force which left Calcutta in early 1900 for South Africa, recruited mainly from the Volunteer Regiments.

External links

  • Lumsden’s Horse from Anglo Boer War
  • William Holmes, later Lt. Col. John David William Holmes MC, joined Lumsden’s Horse and his story is told in William Holmes, in his “Autobiography” and “Letters Home from the Boer War” from The Progonion
  • Lieutenant Colonel Eden Currie Showers, 2nd in command of Lumsden's Horse, was killed in action near Thaba N'chu, South Africa, April 30th, 1900. He had been a tea planter in Assam and had served as Commandant of the Surma Valley Light Horse Volunteers. Assam Valley Light Horse (also Surma Valley Light Horse) from Koi-Hai.com

Historical books online

The history of Lumsden's Horse; a complete record of the corps from its formation to its disbandment by Henry H. S Pearse 1903 Archive.org