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*'''c1901:''' Khaki drill<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref>
*'''c1901:''' Khaki drill<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref>
*'''c1940:''' Uniform - Blue, Facings - White, Badge - Eight pointed star with crown, "C.L.H." and the motto in a scroll, Motto - Defence not Defiance"<ref name=Jack />
*'''c1940:''' Uniform - Blue, Facings - White, Badge - Eight pointed star with crown, "C.L.H." and the motto in a scroll, Motto - Defence not Defiance"<ref name=Jack />
 
*Images of sun helmet with regimental flash, regimental badges etc <ref name=CLH/>
===Detached companies===
===Detached companies===
*[[Berhampore]]<ref name=IAL />
*[[Berhampore]]<ref name=IAL />


== FIBIS Resources ==
== FIBIS Resources ==
*[http://www.fibis.org/archives/166/FibisPodcast 'The lure of Indigo - and how the Hills family of East Bengal won three VCs'] FIBIS podcast by Miles Macnair in which he also talks about his ancestors involvment with the Calcutta Light Horse.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABZTjOS13y8 Fibis Podcast 'The lure of Indigo - and how the Hills family of East Bengal won three VCs'] FIBIS podcast by Miles Macnair in which he also talks about his ancestors involvment with the Calcutta Light Horse. (Fibis Youtube channel)
*[http://gallery.fibis.org/index.php?/tags/405-calcutta_light_horse Photographs of Calcutta Light Horse - 1936- 1940] Metcalfe and Makin collection on FIBIS Gallery


==British Library holdings==
==Regimental History and Journal==
*''Annual report of the Calcutta Light Horse''. Holdings: 1st (1887/88)-9th (1895/96). Wanting: 4th (1890/91)
*''Calcutta Light Horse A.F.(I) 1759-1881-1947'', published Gale & Polden Ltd, Aldershot UK 1957. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795325 .
*''Gallop : the journal of the Calcutta Light Horse''. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1932)-v. 4, no. 4 (Aug. 1939)  
*''Gallop : the journal of the Calcutta Light Horse''. Available at the British Library Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1932)-v. 4, no. 4 (Aug. 1939) UIN: BLL01012506704. Available at  [[National Army Museum]] 1933-1946 [https://collection.nam.ac.uk/inventory/books/results.php?title=Gallop+Calcutta+Light+Horse&producer=&publisher=&event=&campaign=&associatedName=&unit=&place=&keyword=&typeBooks=42&typeArmyPublications=43&typePeriodicals=44&flag=1 Catalogue entry].
*''Calcutta Light Horse. A.F.I. 1759-1881-1947''. [With plates.] 1957
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-msseur_2&cid=452#452 Typescript history of the Calcutta Light Horse] , written c1938, by Ralph Kington Hewetson Brice, Bengal Covenanted Pilot Service 1929-c1947; with brief biographies of three officers of the Calcutta Light Horse. '''Mss Eur C714'''
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-msseur_4&cid=221#221 Papers and photographs of Norman D Harris], ICI (India) 1927-58, Company Chairman 1950-57, including three copies of 'Gallop', dated 1944-46, the Journal of the Calcutta Light Horse, and miscellaneous material relating to business in Bengal. '''Mss Eur D1050'''
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-msseur_18&cid=353#353 ''Brief Memoirs of a 'Box Wallah''']: copy of memoir by Lt-Cdr Brian David Hadlow (1911-81), describing his experiences of working in Calcutta for the shipping firm Turner Morrison and Company 1933-39, service with Calcutta Light Horse, and life as an officer of the Royal Indian Navy Volunteer Reserve 1939-45. '''Mss Eur Photo Eur 241'''
 
==National Army Museum holdings==
*[[National Army Museum]]     [http://www.nam.ac.uk/inventory/books/results.php?title=&producer=&publisher=&event=&campaign=&associatedName=&unit=Calcutta+Light+Horse&place=&keyword=&typeBooks=42&typeArmyPublications=43&typePeriodicals=44&flag=1 catalogue entry] ''Calcutta Light Horse Gallop '' 1933-1946


==Second World War==
15 members of the Calcutta Light Horse along with 4 members of the [[Calcutta Scottish]], along with 15 members of the Calcutta Light Horse took part in the raid on Axis shipping in 1943 in Goa. The party sailed a barge into Goa harbour and caused the sinking of three German merchantmen. More details.<ref name=CLH>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210310011214/https://arnhemjim.blogspot.com/2012/01/the-reincarnation-of-calcutta-light.html The Reincarnation of the Calcutta Light Horse, A.F.(I.)]  14 January  2012. arnhemjim.blogspot.com, archived.</ref>


There is a 1978 book ''Boarding Party'' by James Leasor  which  is based on this incident, which in turn was the basis for the movie
''The Sea Wolves'' starring Gregory Peck, Roger Moore and David Niven. (1980). The book was also  published in 1980 with the title ''The Sea Wolves''.  Both books are available online, see below.
==Individuals==
*Col Archie John Pugh CBE, VD was a member of the  Calcutta Light Horse for 33 yrars, including Colonel from 1912 – 1922. He introduced the innovation of camps out of Calcutta - at Sonapur, Dum Dum, Maduhpur, Simultalla and Jasidih - in place of those formerly held on the Maidan.  Coming to India in December 1889, he was enrolled as an attorney at the Calcutta High Court on January 9th 1895, and subsequently became  a member of the Bengal Legislative Council.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210310004538/http://lawfordherry.blogspot.com/2008/09/col-aj-pugh-1871-1923-obituary-21st.html Col AJ Pugh 1871-1923] lawfordherry.blogspot.</ref>
*Maj-Gen Lewis Pugh. As a member of the Calcutta Light Horse, Lewis Pugh commanded the raid on the German ships broadcasting Allied shipping movements from Goa harbour in 1943.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160809135548/http://lawfordherry.blogspot.com/2008/05/maj-general-lewis-pugh-1907-1981.html Maj-Gen Lewis Pugh 1907-1981] lawfordherry.blogspot.</ref>
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&dstmp=1419065189894&vid=IAMS_VU2 Searchable British Library Catalogue]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcutta_Light_Horse Calcutta Light Horse] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcutta_Light_Horse Calcutta Light Horse] Wikipedia
*[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050821/asp/calcutta/story_5128357.asp The legend of a liquor stop (Part 1)] and  [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050828/asp/calcutta/story_5136099.asp A tale of heroism untold (Part 2)] The Telegraph Calcutta
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Leasor James Leasor] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sea_Wolves The Sea Wolves] Wikipedia. Movie based on ''Boarding Party''
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140808040343/http://www.saintandrewssociety-sf.org/document/May_2009_SASSF_Newletter.pdf  Page 1 of ''Volume 145, No. 9, May 2009 Newsletter of the Saint Andrew's Society of San Francisco''], now an archived webpage, contains a photograph of members of the Calcutta Light Horse,  with members of the [[Calcutta Scottish]] circa 1916. (More details of the Calcutta Scottish on later pages)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160407114034/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050821/asp/calcutta/story_5128357.asp The legend of a liquor stop (Part 1)] and  [https://web.archive.org/web/20090628075839/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050828/asp/calcutta/story_5136099.asp A tale of heroism untold (Part 2)] ''The Telegraph'' Calcutta, archived webpages.
*[http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg54210.html German Subs in Goa] from Goanet.org
*[http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg54210.html German Subs in Goa] from Goanet.org
*[http://chinaburmaindiatheatre.blogspot.com/2010/02/boarding-party-last-action-of-calcutta.html ''Boarding Party: The Last Action of the Calcutta Light Horse''] by James Leasor, from China Burma India WWII. Buy a copy through Amazon.co.uk from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/0755101359 FIBIS Shop]
*Search the [https://www.greatwarforum.org The Great War Forum].  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sea_Wolves The Sea Wolves] Wikipedia. Movie based on ''Boarding Party''
*''The Telegraph'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180627091421/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9605570/Philip-Crosland.html Obituary of Philip Crosland] (1918-2012) archived.  In  October 1938  he joined ''The Statesman'' in Calcutta and  became a member of the Calcutta Light Horse.  During World War 2 he accompanied the [[26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|2nd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment]] to Sarawak and other parts of  Borneo from May 1941.  He became a Japanese POW April 1942-September 1945. He rejoined the newspaper after the war and worked there until 1967, ultimately becoming general manager.
*This Great Wars Forum [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=158787&view=findpost&p=1536971  post] advises there was a marble tablet in the west end of St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta unveiled in 1922, commemorating the 37 officers and men of the Calcutta Light Horse who gave their lives in the Great War.
===Historical books online===
*[http://lawfordherry.blogspot.com.au/2008/09/col-aj-pugh-1871-1923-obituary-21st.html  Col Archie John Pugh CBE, VD, Colonel of the Calcutta Light Horse from 1912 – 1922] lawfordherry.blogspot.com
*[https://archive.org/details/boardingparty00leas/mode/2up''Boarding Party''] by James Leasor 1979. Cover has additional title ''Last Action of the Calcutta Light Horse''. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[http://lawfordherry.blogspot.com.au/2008/05/maj-general-lewis-pugh-1907-1981.html  Maj-Gen Lewis Pugh] As a member of the Calcutta Light Horse, Lewis Pugh commanded the raid on the German ships broadcasting Allied shipping movements from Goa harbour in 1943.
: Also published as [https://archive.org/details/seawolves00jame ''The Sea Wolves''] 1980. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
*[http://arnhemjim.blogspot.com.au/2012/01/reincarnation-of-calcutta-light-horse_14.html The Reincarnation of the Calcutta Light Horse, A.F.(I.)] arnhemjim.blogspot.com. Saturday, 14 January  2012
*[http://www.saintandrewssociety-sf.org/document/May_2009_SASSF_Newletter.pdf  Page 1 of this newsletter]  (saintandrewssociety-sf.org May 2009)(pdf) contains a photograph of members of the Calcutta Light Horse,  with members of the Calcutta Scottish circa 1916. [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:-r7dMHmBhWoJ:www.saintandrewssociety-sf.org/document/May_2009_SASSF_Newletter.pdf+calcutta+light+horse+members&hl=en&gl=au&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjRjHIhF1sUydT8nn9uFjmH3c0i24MBPP062fRsJnyaKPhvXwm34N5V4FXuoimKGvjAJYo2ElaGhQkPExrxhsOhOtijDwIZBeILTOhu3RaKtsfTN2bBlLmbNUGsuhRhYoq6aUe_&sig=AHIEtbRhRi6lsCTWv76KMHZTrXwtyG_67Q html version]
*''The Telegraph'' [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9605570/Philip-Crosland.html Obituary of Philip Crosland] (1918-2012).  In  October 1938  he joined ''The Statesman'' in Calcutta and  became a member of the Calcutta Light Horse.  During World War 2 he accompanied the [[26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|2nd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment]] to Sarawak and other parts of  Borneo from May 1941.  He became a Japanese POW April 1942-September 1945. He rejoined the newspaper after the war and worked there until 1967, ultimately becoming general manager.
 
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Latest revision as of 03:02, 10 March 2021

The Calcutta Light Horse were an auxiliary regiment under the Bengal command.

Chronology

  • 1872 raised as Calcutta Volunteer Lancers 22nd August[1]
  • 1881 reconstituted as the Calcutta Mounted Volunteer Rifles on 7th October[1]
  • 1886 redesignated Calcutta Mounted Rifles on 1st October?[2]
  • 1887 renamed Calcutta Light Horse on 20th May?[2]
  • 1901 absorbed Central Bengal Light Horse, 1st November[1]

Details

Uniform

  • c1901: Khaki drill[3]
  • c1940: Uniform - Blue, Facings - White, Badge - Eight pointed star with crown, "C.L.H." and the motto in a scroll, Motto - Defence not Defiance"[1]
  • Images of sun helmet with regimental flash, regimental badges etc [4]

Detached companies

FIBIS Resources

Regimental History and Journal

  • Calcutta Light Horse A.F.(I) 1759-1881-1947, published Gale & Polden Ltd, Aldershot UK 1957. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795325 .
  • Gallop : the journal of the Calcutta Light Horse. Available at the British Library Vol. 1, no. 1 (Jan. 1932)-v. 4, no. 4 (Aug. 1939) UIN: BLL01012506704. Available at National Army Museum 1933-1946 Catalogue entry.

Second World War

15 members of the Calcutta Light Horse along with 4 members of the Calcutta Scottish, along with 15 members of the Calcutta Light Horse took part in the raid on Axis shipping in 1943 in Goa. The party sailed a barge into Goa harbour and caused the sinking of three German merchantmen. More details.[4]

There is a 1978 book Boarding Party by James Leasor which is based on this incident, which in turn was the basis for the movie The Sea Wolves starring Gregory Peck, Roger Moore and David Niven. (1980). The book was also published in 1980 with the title The Sea Wolves. Both books are available online, see below.

Individuals

  • Col Archie John Pugh CBE, VD was a member of the Calcutta Light Horse for 33 yrars, including Colonel from 1912 – 1922. He introduced the innovation of camps out of Calcutta - at Sonapur, Dum Dum, Maduhpur, Simultalla and Jasidih - in place of those formerly held on the Maidan. Coming to India in December 1889, he was enrolled as an attorney at the Calcutta High Court on January 9th 1895, and subsequently became a member of the Bengal Legislative Council.[5]
  • Maj-Gen Lewis Pugh. As a member of the Calcutta Light Horse, Lewis Pugh commanded the raid on the German ships broadcasting Allied shipping movements from Goa harbour in 1943.[6]

External links

Historical books online

  • Boarding Party by James Leasor 1979. Cover has additional title Last Action of the Calcutta Light Horse. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
Also published as The Sea Wolves 1980. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jackson, Major Donovan India's Army (1940)
  2. 2.0 2.1 The 1901 Indian Army List states that the corps were renamed Calcutta light Horse on 14th September 1886.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Indian Army List 1st Sept 1901
  4. 4.0 4.1 The Reincarnation of the Calcutta Light Horse, A.F.(I.) 14 January 2012. arnhemjim.blogspot.com, archived.
  5. Col AJ Pugh 1871-1923 lawfordherry.blogspot.
  6. Maj-Gen Lewis Pugh 1907-1981 lawfordherry.blogspot.