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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1851''' raised as the No | *'''1851''' raised as the No 1 Horse Light Field Battery, Punjab Irregular Force at Bannu by Lt. H. Hammond from disbanded Sikh artillerymen following the [[2nd Sikh War]] | ||
*'''1876''' became the 1st Kohat Mountain Battery | *'''1876''' became the 1st Kohat Mountain Battery | ||
*'''1903''' became the 21st Kohat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force) | *'''1903''' became the 21st Kohat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force) | ||
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*'''1939''' became the 1st (Kohat) Mountain Battery F.F. | *'''1939''' became the 1st (Kohat) Mountain Battery F.F. | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India | *'''1947''' allocated to India | ||
==First World War== | |||
The 21st Kohat Mountain Battery served at [[Gallipoli]]. There was a connection with the Australian Pte John Simpson Kirkpatrick, 3rd Field Ambulance, AIF well known in Australia as "Simpson and his donkey".<ref>michaeldr [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=183796&#entry1938347 Dust, donkeys and Delusions] ''Great War Forum'' 06 August 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref> | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Kohat_Mountain_Battery_(Frontier_Force) 21st Kohat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)] Wikipedia<br>[http://www.king-emperor.com/ | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Kohat_Mountain_Battery_(Frontier_Force) 21st Kohat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)] Wikipedia<br> | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210411045556/http://www.king-emperor.com/Indian%20Mountain%20Artillery.html Indian Mountain Artillery] www.king-emperor.com, now archived. | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278774/mode/2up ''The Historical Record Of No. 1 (Kohat) Mountain Battery, Punjab Frontier Force , Peiwar Kotal - Kabul 1879, Afghanistan 1878-80'']. Published at Lahore 1886. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Punjab Frontier Force Artillery]] | [[Category:Punjab Frontier Force Artillery]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:25, 6 November 2023
Chronology
- 1851 raised as the No 1 Horse Light Field Battery, Punjab Irregular Force at Bannu by Lt. H. Hammond from disbanded Sikh artillerymen following the 2nd Sikh War
- 1876 became the 1st Kohat Mountain Battery
- 1903 became the 21st Kohat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)
- 1920 became the 21st Kohat Pack Battery (Frontier Force)
- 1921 became the 101st (Kohat) Pack Battery
- 1924 became part of the Royal Regiment of Artillery as the 101st (Kohat) Pack Battery R.A. (F.F.)
- 1927 became the 1st Royal (Kohat) Indian Mountain Battery, R.A. (F.F.)
- 1928 became the 1st Royal (Kohat) Mountain Battery, R.A. (F.F.)
- 1939 became the 1st (Kohat) Mountain Battery F.F.
- 1947 allocated to India
First World War
The 21st Kohat Mountain Battery served at Gallipoli. There was a connection with the Australian Pte John Simpson Kirkpatrick, 3rd Field Ambulance, AIF well known in Australia as "Simpson and his donkey".[1]
External Links
- 21st Kohat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force) Wikipedia
- Indian Mountain Artillery www.king-emperor.com, now archived.
Historical books online
- The Historical Record Of No. 1 (Kohat) Mountain Battery, Punjab Frontier Force , Peiwar Kotal - Kabul 1879, Afghanistan 1878-80. Published at Lahore 1886. Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India.
References
- ↑ michaeldr Dust, donkeys and Delusions Great War Forum 06 August 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.