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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
*[httphttps://booksarchive.google.comorg/details/books?id=RDMoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR1 journalofcavalry00humb ''Journal of a cavalry officerCavalry Officer: including the memorable Sikh campaign Campaign of 1845-46''] by William Wellington Waterloo Humbley, Captain 9th Queen’s Royal Lancers 1854 Google BooksArchive.org. Includes some maps.*[http://www.archive.org/stream/withhm9thlancers00ansorich#page/n7/mode/2up ''With H.M. 9th Lancers during the Indian Mutiny. The letters of Brevet-major O.H.S.G. Anson''] 1896 Archive.org*[https://archive.org/details/cavalryexperien00ouvrgoog ''Cavalry Experiences and Leaves from My Journal''] by Colonel H A Ouvry 1892 Archive.org. The author arrived in India in late 1846 to join the [[3rd Light Dragoons]], where he took part in the [[2nd Sikh War]] and remained with the regiment until they returned to England. C 1854, he could not afford to remain in England and exchanged into the 9th Lancers, arriving back at Umballa in 1855 (page 99) and took part in the [[Indian Mutiny]], [https://archive.org/stream/cavalryexperien00ouvrgoog#page/n157/mode/2up page 127] He returned to England in 1859. His wife's account follows.:[https://archive.org/details/aladysdiarybefo00ouvrgoog ''A Lady's Diary Before and During the Indian Mutiny''] by M H Ouvry 1892 Archive.org. The author 's husband wrote the book above.*[http://www.9th12thlancersmuseum.org/archive/journals/regimental-histories/regimental-histories-1715-1936-sheppard/38976 ''The Ninth Queen's Royal Lancers 1715-1936''] by Major E W Sheppard 1939 is available to read online on the website of the 9th/12th Royal Lancers Museum. There is also a history from 1936. Some of the pages were slow to display, or did not display in a reasonable time.
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_Lancers 9th Lancers] Wikipedia
*[http://www.armynavyairforce.co.uk/9th_queens_royal_lancers.htm 9th Lancers] armynavyairforce.co.uk
*[http://www.derbyderbymuseums.org/other-galleries/ The Soldier’s Story at Derby Museums] tells the stories of soldiers from three regiments; the 9th/12th Royal Lancers, the Sherwood Foresters (now part of the Mercian Regiment) and the Derbyshire Yeomanry.**[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/LeisureCulturenra/MuseumsGalleriesonlinelists/TheRegimentalMuseumofthe9th12thLancersGB1609%20912L.htm The Regimental Museumpdf Catalogue of regimental records] of for the 9th and [[12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers|12th]] Lancersavailable at the Derby Museum and Art Gallery*[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 ==References==<references/>
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