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== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1851''' raised as the No 2 Horse Light Field Battery, Punjab Irregular Force at Bannu by Lt. H. Hammond from disbanded Sikh artillerymen following the [[2nd Sikh War]]
*'''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/article1.htm Indian Army Mountain Artillery] 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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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

Historical books online

References

  1. michaeldr Dust, donkeys and Delusions Great War Forum 06 August 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.