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[[Image:5th & 6th Lt. Infantry.jpg|right|350px|thumb|5th & 6th Light Infantry]]
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
==Singapore Mutiny==
A revolt 15 February 1915 in Singapore of the 5th Light Infantry.
===Report===
''Report in connection with mutiny of 5th Light Infantry at Singapore 1915. Part 1 - Proceedings of court of enquiry. Part 2 - Report by H.E. the Governor of the Straits Settlements and the G.O.C. at Singapore''. Simla: Govt of India, 1915
This report (436p) is available at the [[British Library]], catalogue details IOR/L/MIL/17/19/48, and also at [[The National Archives]] Kew, catalogue details FCO 141/16542.
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Light_Infantry 5th Light Infantry] Wikipedia
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/5thltinf.htm 5th Light Infantry] British Empire website
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915_Singapore_Mutiny 1915 Singapore Mutiny] Wikipedia
**[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_570_2005-01-24.html "1915 Singapore Mutiny"] by Bonny Tan. eresources.nlb.gov.sg
**[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/world-history/history-of-the-first-world-war-in-100-moments/a-history-of-the-first-world-war-in-100-moments-the-mutiny-that-sent-a-ripple-of-fear-through-the-empire-9275522.html 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.
**[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19150326-1.2.60 "The Mutiny. Execution of Twenty-Two Renegades"] ''The Straits Times'', 26 March 1915, page 7 eresources.nlb.gov.sg
**[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/100567557?searchTerm=mutiny%20singapore%201915&searchLimits= 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
**[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/32854788?searchTerm=mutiny%20singapore%201915&searchLimits= Bloodshed in Singapore: Wartime Mutiny disclosures] ''The West Australian'' Thursday 4 April 1935. 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
**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
**[http://thediplomat.com/2015/02/singapore-a-mutiny-like-no-other/ Singapore: A Mutiny Like No Other] by Joseph Hammond February 10, 2015 ''The Diplomat''
** "Indian Mutiny In Singapore, 1915: People Who Observed The Scene And People Who Heard The News" by Sho Kuwajima, Emeritus Professor of South Asian Studies, Osaka University. ''New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies'' 11, 1 (June 2009): 375-84. To access the link, copy and paste either of the following URLs into your browser <nowiki>http://www.nzasia.org.nz/downloads/NZJAS-June09/25_Kuwajima_3.pdf</nowiki> <nowiki>https://web.archive.org/web/20180223165829/http://www.nzasia.org.nz/downloads/NZJAS-June09/25_Kuwajima_3.pdf</nowiki> or Google the title.
**[https://amazingwalks.wordpress.com/2016/10/16/singapore-1915-sepoy-mutiny-and-alexandra-barracks/ "Singapore 1915 Sepoy Mutiny and Alexandra Barracks"] October 16, 2016. ''amazingwalks''
**[http://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1004&context=hist_fac_pubs "Anglo-Japanese Naval Cooperation, 1914-1918"] by Timothy D. Saxon ''Naval War College Review'' Winter 2000, Vol. 53 Issue 1, p62 . Website of Liberty University, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA. Includes the statement "Japanese warships rendered a new form of assistance to Great Britain in February 1915, when they helped to suppress a revolt by Indian soldiers stationed in Singapore".
**[http://therealmalay.blogspot.com.au/2014/06/the-johore-military-force-and-1915.html "The Johore Military Force and the 1915 Singapore Mutiny"] by Sabri Zain 12 June 2014. "The Real Malay".
*[http://www.nam.ac.uk/microsites/ww1/stories/major-charles-stooks Soldiers’ Stories: [Diary extracts<nowiki>]</nowiki> Major Charles Stooks]. The diary of Major Charles Stooks of the 5th Light Infantry reveals the difficulties faced by those involved in the final conquest of Germany’s West African colony of Kamerun. nam.ac.uk
*"Atonement: The 5th Light Infantry Regiment in German Kamerun, August 1915 to February 1916" by Harry Fecitt, April 2015. [http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgweaa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F08%2FAtonement-5LI-in-German-Kamerun.pdf html version], [http://gweaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Atonement-5LI-in-German-Kamerun.pdf pdf] gweaa.com
*"The 5th Light Infantry In East Africa March 1916 – January 1918" by Harry Fecitt, April 2015. [http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fgweaa.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F02%2F5LI-in-East-Africa.pdf html version], [http://gweaa.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/5LI-in-East-Africa.pdf pdf] gweaa.com
===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.177667/2015.177667.Turmoil-The-Tragedy-In-India-1914#page/n115/mode/2up "The Tragedy at Singapore"] page 105 ''Turmoil and Tragedy in India, 1914 and After'' by Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn 1935 Archive.org/Digital Library of India Collection. The book is catalogued as ''Turmoil The Tragedy In India 1914''.
*[https://archive.org/details/lauterbachofchin00lowe ''Lauterbach of the China Sea : the Escapes and Adventures of a Seagoing Falstaff''] by Lowell Thomas, 1930 Archive.org. During WW1 Julius Lauterbach was navigator on the German SMS Emden and subsequently was a prisoner in Singapore at Tangling prison camp [https://archive.org/stream/lauterbachofchin00lowe#page/94/mode/2up page 95], and helped ferment dissatisfaction which led to the Singapore Mutiny, during which he escaped and fled, initially to Sumatra.
*[https://archive.org/stream/blackwoodsmagazi198edinuoft#page/780/mode/2up "A Lady’s Experiences in the Singapore Mutiny"] page 781 ''Blackwood’s Magazine'', no 198 July-December 1915. Archive.org
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