34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse
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Known as The Poona Irregular Horse in the Bombay Army
Known as the 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1817 raised as The Auxillary Horse
- 1818 became The Poona Auxiliary Horse
- 1847 became The Poona Irregular Horse
- 1861 became 1st Regiment of Poona Horse
- 1862 became The Poona Horse
- 1885 became 4th Bombay Cavalry (Poona Horse)
- 1890 became 4th (Prince Albert Victor's Own) Bombay Cavalry (Poona Horse)
- 1903 became 34th Prince Albert Victor's Own Poona Horse
- 1921 became 33rd/34th Cavalry
- 1922 became 17th Queen Victoria's Own Poona Horse
- 1927 became The Poona Horse (17th Queen Victoria's Own Cavalry)
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
- 1950 became The Poona Horse (17 Horse)
External Links
- Poona Horse Wikipedia
- Victorian Wars Forum thread about the uniform of the 4th Bombay Cavalry (Poona Horse), includes an illustration.
- Poona Horse Regimental Association, an archived website, including
- Background to service of Colonel Henry Phillipps,2nd Bombay Light Cavalry, Poona Horse and Bombay Staff Corps to include photographs showing details of uniform website of Fred Larimore at fbl@dca.net
