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*Victorian Wars Forum [http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=7038 thread] about an incident involving the 13th Regiment of Foot, including a painting. This painting may also be seen in the following link.
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/the-red-thread-of-honour-heights-of-truckee-1845-41012 Painting: 'The Red Thread of Honour: Heights of Truckee, 1845'] by David Cunliffe painted 1846. Collection of the Somerset Military Museum . Your Paintings bbc.co.uk Click on the right hand top corner to enlarge.
*This A Great War Forum <ref> Great War Forum [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=161038&view=findpost&p=1561465 thread] </ref> thread advises the book ''A Strange War: Burma, India and Afghanistan 1914-1919'' by C P Mills 1988 describes experiences of Territorials in India during the [[First World War|Great War]]. The book is available at the [[British Library]]. The Regiment was the 2/5th Battalion of the Somerset Light Infantry*[http://www.1914-1918.net/somersets.htm 1st Garrison Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry
] Formed in Plymouth in January 1917.
Moved to India in February 1917. Joined Rawalpindi Brigade in 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division. 1914-1918.net. Garrison Battalions were made up of soldiers unfit for front line duty
*[http://www.britains-smallwars.com/India/last.html Sunset on the Raj: The Last to Leave] The last British troops to leave India were the 1st Battalion Somerset Light Infantry on 28 February 1948 at Bombay. britains-smallwars.com
**This event is mentioned in [http://www.tajmahalfoxtrot.com/?p=1672 Maxine Steller’s Bombay]. (Scroll down) Born in 1930, she describes her early life, and the conditions before and after independence, until she left in 1950 for Australia. tajmahalfoxtrot.com
