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| − | The Calcutta Scottish was a regiment of volunteers of Scottish descent raised | + | The '''Calcutta Scottish''' was a regiment of volunteers of Scottish descent. |
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| + | ==Chronology== | ||
| + | *'''1914''' raised as an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. | ||
| + | *'''1917''', April 1 redesignated 44th Calcutta Scottish | ||
| + | *'''1920''', October 1 redesignated The Calcutta Scottish (Auxiliary Force, India) | ||
==FIBIS resources== | ==FIBIS resources== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[http://www.saintandrewssociety-sf.org/document/May_2009_SASSF_Newletter.pdf The Calcutta Scottish] | + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140808040343/http://www.saintandrewssociety-sf.org/document/May_2009_SASSF_Newletter.pdf The Calcutta Scottish] ''Volume 145, No. 9, May 2009 Newsletter of the Saint Andrew's Society of San Francisco'', pages 1, 5, 7-9, now an archived webpage. Includes a photograph c 1916. |
**Four members of the Calcutta Scottish, along with 15 members of the Calcutta Light Horse took part in the raid on Axis shipping in 1943 in Goa. The party sailed a barge into Goa harbour and caused the sinking of three German merchantmen. See [[Calcutta Light Horse]] for more details. | **Four members of the Calcutta Scottish, along with 15 members of the Calcutta Light Horse took part in the raid on Axis shipping in 1943 in Goa. The party sailed a barge into Goa harbour and caused the sinking of three German merchantmen. See [[Calcutta Light Horse]] for more details. | ||
| − | *Details of the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80010402 1989 interview with Frank Wildish], Indian Army Officer from 1940. Reel 1 includes joining Calcutta Scottish auxiliary forces (c late 1930s). Currently ( | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcutta_Scottish Calcutta Scottish] Wikipedia. This article is based on the May 2009 newsletter above. |
| − | + | *Details of the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80010402 1989 interview with Frank Wildish], Indian Army Officer from 1940. Reel 1 includes joining Calcutta Scottish auxiliary forces (c late 1930s). Currently (March 2015) not availablle to listen to online, but check at later dates. Imperial War Museums | |
| + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20070926215736/http://www.btinternet.com/~james.mckay/commonwr.htm Summary of the Commonwealth Scottish Regiments] by Kim Stacy, c 2001. Information by the Scottish Military Historical Society, now an archived webpage. | ||
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Revision as of 03:09, 14 March 2015
The Calcutta Scottish was a regiment of volunteers of Scottish descent.
Chronology
- 1914 raised as an infantry regiment of the Indian Army.
- 1917, April 1 redesignated 44th Calcutta Scottish
- 1920, October 1 redesignated The Calcutta Scottish (Auxiliary Force, India)
FIBIS resources
- Photograph: Band of the Calcutta Scottish Volunteers c 1925 FIBIS database
Regimental Journal
The Calcutta Scottish Regimental Chronicle vol 1 no 1-vol 5 no 2 April 1933-July 1938 is available at the British Library
External links
- The Calcutta Scottish Volume 145, No. 9, May 2009 Newsletter of the Saint Andrew's Society of San Francisco, pages 1, 5, 7-9, now an archived webpage. Includes a photograph c 1916.
- Four members of the Calcutta Scottish, along with 15 members of the Calcutta Light Horse took part in the raid on Axis shipping in 1943 in Goa. The party sailed a barge into Goa harbour and caused the sinking of three German merchantmen. See Calcutta Light Horse for more details.
- Calcutta Scottish Wikipedia. This article is based on the May 2009 newsletter above.
- Details of the 1989 interview with Frank Wildish, Indian Army Officer from 1940. Reel 1 includes joining Calcutta Scottish auxiliary forces (c late 1930s). Currently (March 2015) not availablle to listen to online, but check at later dates. Imperial War Museums
- Summary of the Commonwealth Scottish Regiments by Kim Stacy, c 2001. Information by the Scottish Military Historical Society, now an archived webpage.
