105th Mahratta Light Infantry: Difference between revisions

From FIBIwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Maureene (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Maureene (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
 
Line 13: Line 13:
*'''1945''' became 2nd Battalion  Mahratta Light Infantry
*'''1945''' became 2nd Battalion  Mahratta Light Infantry
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
 
==Regimental history==
*''A brief history of the Mahratta Light Infantry''  compiled by J.S. Barr. 1945.  65 pages. Mainly [[Second World War]].
: Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01012499515. Also  available for Scribd members on [https://www.scribd.com/document/455767104/Brief-History-of-Mahratta-Light-Infantry-pdf Scribd] and for those with suitable  University access on [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002028277 HathiTrust Digital Library].
*Also see Historical books online, below.
==First World War==
==First World War==
The 105th was at Poona in 1914 with a detachment at Satara. During the First World War the 105th served in India, Mesopotamia and Palestine but it did not leave India until August 1916, having spent the first two years of the war on railway defence duties in India.<ref>Greveson, Alan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160619033922/http://www.circlecity.co.uk/wartime/board/index.php?page=112 ''Alan Greveson's World War 1 Forum'']. Scroll to the post by Beth 9 February 2013, and reply by Alan Greveson of the same date, to a question in respect of William Burgess Benton. Retrieved 19 June 2016.</ref>
The 105th was at Poona in 1914 with a detachment at Satara. During the First World War the 105th served in India, Mesopotamia and Palestine but it did not leave India until August 1916, having spent the first two years of the war on railway defence duties in India.<ref>Greveson, Alan. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160619033922/http://www.circlecity.co.uk/wartime/board/index.php?page=112 ''Alan Greveson's World War 1 Forum''], archived. Scroll to the post by Beth 9 February 2013, and reply by Alan Greveson of the same date, to a question in respect of William Burgess Benton.</ref>


== External Links ==
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_Panchwin Kali Panchwin] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kali_Panchwin Kali Panchwin] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/105th_Mahratta_Light_Infantry 105th Mahratta Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/105th_Mahratta_Light_Infantry 105th Mahratta Light Infantry] Wikipedia<br>
Line 23: Line 26:
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Mahratta_Light_Infantry 5th Mahratta Light Infantry] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Mahratta_Light_Infantry 5th Mahratta Light Infantry] Wikipedia
*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/462522.html Aden 1901-04: Fighting in the Aden Hinterland. Delineating an international boundary] by Harry Fecitt from Harry’s Sideshows.kaiserscross.com. The force included men from the 5th Bombay Light Infantry  
*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/462522.html Aden 1901-04: Fighting in the Aden Hinterland. Delineating an international boundary] by Harry Fecitt from Harry’s Sideshows.kaiserscross.com. The force included men from the 5th Bombay Light Infantry  
==== Historical books on-line ====
==== Historical books online ====
*''Lists of the officers of His Majesty's and the Hon. Company's troops serving under the Presidency of Bombay'' from Adjutant General's Office January 1st 1798 [http://books.google.com/books?id=j0MIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR18&dq=Lists+of+the+officers+of+His+Majesty's,+and+the+Hon.+Company's+troops++75th+Highland+Regiment&hl=en&ei=yowkTY7-F4qWhQe855HUAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment Officers' muster roll in Malabar] Google Books
*''Lists of the officers of His Majesty's and the Hon. Company's troops serving under the Presidency of Bombay'' from Adjutant General's Office January 1st 1798 [http://books.google.com/books?id=j0MIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR18&dq=Lists+of+the+officers+of+His+Majesty's,+and+the+Hon.+Company's+troops++75th+Highland+Regiment&hl=en&ei=yowkTY7-F4qWhQe855HUAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment Officers' muster roll in Malabar] Google Books
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/80265 ''A Famous Indian Regiment. The Kali Panchwin 2/5th [formerly the 105th<nowiki>]</nowiki> Mahratta Light Infantry 1768-1923''] by Sir Reginald Hennell. 1927 is available as a pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.80265 Archive.org version].
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.80265 ''A Famous Indian Regiment. The Kali Panchwin 2/5th [formerly the 105th<nowiki>]</nowiki> Mahratta Light Infantry 1768-1923''] by Sir Reginald Hennell. 1927. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/136498 ''Valour Enshrined''] Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.136498 Archive.org version]. Full title: ''Valour enshrined. A history of the Maratha Light Infantry, 1768-1947'' by M.G. Abhyankar [Volume1], published 1971. (There was a second volume published, by  C.L. Proudfoot in 1980,  covering the period 1947-1979). The DLI file appears to be a reprint edition which advises first published 1960, but this date is not correct for this book.
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.136498 ''Valour Enshrined''] Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. Full title: ''Valour enshrined. A history of the Maratha Light Infantry, 1768-1947'' by M.G. Abhyankar [Volume 1], published 1971. The DLI file appears to be a reprint edition which advises first published 1960, but this date is not  correct for this book.
:There was a second volume published, by  C.L. Proudfoot in 1980,  covering the period 1947-1979, available at the [[British Library]], UIN: BLL01011832039, and for those with suitable University access on [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006723888 HathiTrust Digital Library].


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 03:32, 22 October 2020

Known as the 5th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as the 105th Mahratta Light Infantry in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1788 formed as 3rd Battalion Bombay Sepoys and known as the Kali Panchin (Black Fifth)
  • 1796 became 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 5th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1841 became 5th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry
  • 1885 became 5th Regiment of Bombay (Light) Infantry
  • 1901 became 5th Bombay Light Infantry
  • 1903 became 105th Mahratta Light Infantry
  • 1922 became 2nd Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
  • 1945 became 2nd Battalion Mahratta Light Infantry
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Regimental history

  • A brief history of the Mahratta Light Infantry compiled by J.S. Barr. 1945. 65 pages. Mainly Second World War.
Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01012499515. Also available for Scribd members on Scribd and for those with suitable University access on HathiTrust Digital Library.
  • Also see Historical books online, below.

First World War

The 105th was at Poona in 1914 with a detachment at Satara. During the First World War the 105th served in India, Mesopotamia and Palestine but it did not leave India until August 1916, having spent the first two years of the war on railway defence duties in India.[1]

External links

Historical books online

There was a second volume published, by C.L. Proudfoot in 1980, covering the period 1947-1979, available at the British Library, UIN: BLL01011832039, and for those with suitable University access on HathiTrust Digital Library.

References

  1. Greveson, Alan. Alan Greveson's World War 1 Forum, archived. Scroll to the post by Beth 9 February 2013, and reply by Alan Greveson of the same date, to a question in respect of William Burgess Benton.