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*[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) | *[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:// | *[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 | ||
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*''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. | *''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. | ||
Revision as of 13:22, 9 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
- Headquarters - Calcutta
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]
Detached companies
FIBIS Resources
- 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)
- Photographs of Calcutta Light Horse - 1936- 1940Metcalfe and Makin collection on FIBIS Gallery
National Army Museum holdings
- National Army Museum catalogue entry Calcutta Light Horse Gallop 1933-1946
External links
- Searchable British Library Catalogue
- Calcutta Light Horse Wikipedia
- The legend of a liquor stop (Part 1) and A tale of heroism untold (Part 2) The Telegraph Calcutta, archived webpages.
- German Subs in Goa from Goanet.org
- The Sea Wolves Wikipedia. Movie based on Boarding Party
- The Great War Forum
- The Telegraph 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 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.
References