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:John Arnfield transferred from the [[16th Lancers]] 1 April 1846 when that regiment returned to England. He fought with the 9th Lancers in the [[2nd Sikh War]]. He was discharged at his own request 11 February 1853. He had served in India since joining as a Boy in 1833 and had fought in both the [[1st Sikh War]] and the [[2nd Sikh War]]. He died in Calcutta in 1856, age 35, ‘out of employment’
==Histories and Accounts==*''The Life of a Lancer in the Wars of the Punjab, or, Seven Years in India, 1843-50'', by James Gilling, first published 1855, and available at the [[National Army Museum]]. Republished in 2014<ref>[http://www.helion.co.uk/the-life-of-a-lancer-in-the-wars-of-the-punjaub-or-seven-years-in-india-1843-50.html ''The Life Of A Lancer In The Wars Of The Punjaub, Or, Seven Years In India, 1843-50''] Helion</ref>, but catalogued with the spelling ''Punjaub''. Gilling was a private soldier and a description of the book says "It is the only published memoir written from the ranks of a lancer regiment at this period". == External Links links =====Historical Books Onlinebooks online===
*''Historical record of the Ninth, or the Queen’s Royal Regiment of Light Dragoons; Lancers: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1715, and of its subsequent services to 1841'' [http://books.google.com/books?id=zp_yUexesdsC Google Books] 1841
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=RDMoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 ''Journal of a cavalry officer: including the memorable Sikh campaign of 1845-46''] by William Wellington Waterloo Humbley, Captain 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers 1854 Google Books
*[http://www.9th12thlancersmuseum.org 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum] Contains a search facility for those who served in the 19th and 20th centuries and online regimental histories
*[http://www.britishmedals.us/files/9lcombined.htm 9th Lancers Sutlej, Punjab and Indian Mutiny Medal Rolls Combined] The Asplin Military History Resources
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