Ajmer Regiment
The Ajmer Regiment was an Indian States Forces, or ISF Regiment raised during the Second World War.
The 2nd Ajmer Regiment saw action in Burma. It is mentioned as part of the 36th Indian Infantry Brigade under Brigadier L.G.Thomas (K.S.Thimayya from 4/1/45). [1]
Records
- The National Archives, Kew catalogue entry WO 172/7795 War Diaries Burma: State Forces and Burma Regiments: 2 Ajmer Regt 1945 Jan.-June
- Imperial War Museums catalogue entry: Documents.16050: Private Papers of Major S Klemantski Includes his commissioning as an officer with 2nd Battalion Ajmer Regiment (November 1942) and posting to camps in India and to the Arakan Front (December 1943 - January 1944).
References
- ↑ British Forces Indian Ocean Theater September 1944- May 1945 Nafziger Collection, cgsc.edu, which gives as reference: Kirby, Stanley, Woodburn, The War Against Japan, London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1961.