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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razmak Razmak] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razmak Razmak] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india45_1.html Razmak] The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment | *[http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india45_1.html Razmak] The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment | ||
| + | *Listen to the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80019789 2000 interview with Jack Vardy], born 1913, British private (bandsman) served with 1st Bn [[37th Regiment of Foot|Hampshire Regt]] in India 1929-1935. He was sixteen when he arrived in India. Includes time spent in [[Multan]], [[Dalhousie]], Razmak where he spent sixteen months, a brief mention of the [[Mohmand Campaign 1935]] where he acted as a stretcher bearer, [[Peshawar]] and [[Nowshera]]. Imperial War Museums | ||
| + | *[http://www.ex-cbi-roundup.com/documents/1955_july.pdf ''Ex-CBI Roundup'' July 1955] pages 26-27 contains an article by former American GI Phil Aldrich who travelled to Razmak in a convoy of 80 lorries in 1944. There were two convoys each week. Every fifth lorry carried a squad of riflemen for security. | ||
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/northampton_museum/5692458557 Barracks, Razmak] flickr.com | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/northampton_museum/5692458557 Barracks, Razmak] flickr.com | ||
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/northampton_museum/sets/72157608579921184/with/2994847626 The 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment in Waziristan 1936/37 Collection] Waziristan And The March to Razmak flickr.com | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/northampton_museum/sets/72157608579921184/with/2994847626 The 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment in Waziristan 1936/37 Collection] Waziristan And The March to Razmak flickr.com | ||
| − | * | + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20131122022432/http://www.walksinwaziristan.com/gallery/?pid=3 Photograph taken at Razmak c 1945-47] "Nobody had seen fit to tell me that the mountains in which the Razmak column operated were at 9,000 feet. Nor did anyone mention the icy wind so what we nowadays call the "wind chill factor" brought the temperature down to well below zero". From [https://web.archive.org/web/20131122022301/http://www.walksinwaziristan.com/about-the-book/ Walks in Waziristan], now an archived website |
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Revision as of 06:29, 28 June 2014
Razmak was located in the North Waziristan Agency
External links
- Razmak Wikipedia
- Razmak The Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment
- Listen to the 2000 interview with Jack Vardy, born 1913, British private (bandsman) served with 1st Bn Hampshire Regt in India 1929-1935. He was sixteen when he arrived in India. Includes time spent in Multan, Dalhousie, Razmak where he spent sixteen months, a brief mention of the Mohmand Campaign 1935 where he acted as a stretcher bearer, Peshawar and Nowshera. Imperial War Museums
- Ex-CBI Roundup July 1955 pages 26-27 contains an article by former American GI Phil Aldrich who travelled to Razmak in a convoy of 80 lorries in 1944. There were two convoys each week. Every fifth lorry carried a squad of riflemen for security.
Photographs
- Razmak Camp and the mountains beyond (1930s) panoramio.com (archive.org link)
- Razmak Seen From The Air flickr.com
- Razmak Camp, Waziristan c 1936 flickr.com
- Barracks, Razmak flickr.com
- The 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment in Waziristan 1936/37 Collection Waziristan And The March to Razmak flickr.com
- Photograph taken at Razmak c 1945-47 "Nobody had seen fit to tell me that the mountains in which the Razmak column operated were at 9,000 feet. Nor did anyone mention the icy wind so what we nowadays call the "wind chill factor" brought the temperature down to well below zero". From Walks in Waziristan, now an archived website
