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**[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17230894?searchTerm=mutiny%20singapore%201915&searchLimits= Singapore Memory: The Mutiny of 1915] The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' Thursday 16 January 1936. trove.nla.gov.au | **[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17230894?searchTerm=mutiny%20singapore%201915&searchLimits= Singapore Memory: The Mutiny of 1915] The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' Thursday 16 January 1936. trove.nla.gov.au | ||
***[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17222393?searchTerm=mutiny%20singapore%201915&searchLimits= Subsequent letter to the Editor] ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' Saturday 18 January 1936. trove.nla.gov.au | ***[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17222393?searchTerm=mutiny%20singapore%201915&searchLimits= Subsequent letter to the Editor] ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' Saturday 18 January 1936. trove.nla.gov.au | ||
**The Diary of Sergeant Ben Nicholas 1914 to 1917. [[53rd Regiment of Foot|4th (Service Battalion) Kings Shropshire Light Infantry]]. "A record of his exploits in India, Burma, Singapore and Malaysia during World War One". Includes the 1915 Singapore Mutiny. [http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwulfrunianinlondon.files.wordpress.com%2F2014%2F01%2Fthe-diary-of-ben-nicholas-1915-to-19174.pdf html version] [http://wulfrunianinlondon.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/the-diary-of-ben-nicholas-1915-to-19174.pdf pdf] wulfrunianinlondon.files | |||
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Revision as of 02:04, 9 December 2014
Known as 5th Light Infantry
Chronology
In the Indian Mutiny the 42nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of the Bengal Army regiments, it became the fifth most senior.
- 1861 became 5th Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
- 1885 became 5th Bengal (Light) Infantry
- 1903 became 5th Light Infantry
- 1922 disbanded
External Links
- 5th Light Infantry Wikipedia
- 5th Light Infantry British Empire website
- 1915 Singapore Mutiny Wikipedia
- A History of the First World War in 100 moments: The mutiny that sent a ripple of fear through the Empire by Peter Popham 22 April 2014. independent.co.uk (retrieved 26 April 2014). A revolt 15 February 1915 by a regiment of Indian troops in Singapore, the 5th Light Infantry Regiment of the Indian Army, was nearly disastrous for Britain.
- Shot As Signal For Mutiny. Graphic Story Of Riot At Singapore The Globe and Sunday Times War Pictorial [Sydney, NSW] Saturday 19 June 1915. trove.nla.gov.au
- Bloodshed in Singapore: Wartime Mutiny disclosures The West Australian Thursday 4 April 1935. trove.nla.gov.au
- Singapore Memory: The Mutiny of 1915 The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 16 January 1936. trove.nla.gov.au
- Subsequent letter to the Editor The Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 18 January 1936. trove.nla.gov.au
- The Diary of Sergeant Ben Nicholas 1914 to 1917. 4th (Service Battalion) Kings Shropshire Light Infantry. "A record of his exploits in India, Burma, Singapore and Malaysia during World War One". Includes the 1915 Singapore Mutiny. html version pdf wulfrunianinlondon.files