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The '''Assam Regiment ''' was raised on 15 June 1941 in Shillong by Lt Col Ross Howman to meet the claim of the then undivided State of Assam for its own fighting unit and to counter the threat of the Japanese invasion of India | The '''Assam Regiment ''' was raised on 15 June 1941 in Shillong by Lt Col Ross Howman to meet the claim of the then undivided State of Assam for its own fighting unit and to counter the threat of the Japanese invasion of India. | ||
1st Assam Regiment was awarded the Battle Honour of Kohima for its role in that [[Second World War]] battle.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060102220228/http://www.mod.uk/aboutus/history/kohima60/kohima5.htm British and Indian Army Units awarded the Battle Honour of Kohima] mod.uk, now an archived webpage.</ref> | |||
==Regimental History and Archives== | ==Regimental History and Archives== | ||
*''The History of the Assam Regiment: Volume 1 1941 - 1947'' compiled by Captain Peter Steyn - Calcutta : Orient Longmans, 1959. | *''The History of the Assam Regiment: Volume 1 1941 - 1947'' compiled by Captain Peter Steyn - Calcutta : Orient Longmans, 1959. Available online, refer below. | ||
*Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge holds the LLOYD JONES (D.E.) Papers which contain many items relating to the Assam Regiment<ref>Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge catalogue entry [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/archive/papers/handlist/Handlist_L.htm “Handlist of Papers – L” ]. Scroll down to the LLOYD JONES (D.E.) Papers </ref> | *Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge holds the LLOYD JONES (D.E.) Papers which contain many items relating to the Assam Regiment<ref>Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge catalogue entry [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/archive/papers/handlist/Handlist_L.htm “Handlist of Papers – L” ]. Scroll down to the LLOYD JONES (D.E.) Papers </ref> | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam_Regiment Assam Regiment] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assam_Regiment Assam Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/112-Assam-Regt.html The Assam Regiment] bharat-rakshak.com | *[http://bharat-rakshak.com/ARMY/units/112-Assam-Regt.html The Assam Regiment] bharat-rakshak.com | ||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.ernet.507517/page/n3/mode/2up ''The History of the Assam Regiment Volume 1 1941 - 1947''] by Captain Peter Steyn 1959 Archive.org. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 01:12, 23 January 2024
The Assam Regiment was raised on 15 June 1941 in Shillong by Lt Col Ross Howman to meet the claim of the then undivided State of Assam for its own fighting unit and to counter the threat of the Japanese invasion of India.
1st Assam Regiment was awarded the Battle Honour of Kohima for its role in that Second World War battle.[1]
Regimental History and Archives
- The History of the Assam Regiment: Volume 1 1941 - 1947 compiled by Captain Peter Steyn - Calcutta : Orient Longmans, 1959. Available online, refer below.
- Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge holds the LLOYD JONES (D.E.) Papers which contain many items relating to the Assam Regiment[2]
External links
- Assam Regiment Wikipedia
- The Assam Regiment bharat-rakshak.com
Historical books online
- The History of the Assam Regiment Volume 1 1941 - 1947 by Captain Peter Steyn 1959 Archive.org.
References
- ↑ British and Indian Army Units awarded the Battle Honour of Kohima mod.uk, now an archived webpage.
- ↑ Centre of South Asian Studies, University of Cambridge catalogue entry “Handlist of Papers – L” . Scroll down to the LLOYD JONES (D.E.) Papers