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Formed as the [[Sylhet Volunteer Rifle Corps]] on 22nd October 1880 and later became the [[Cachar and Sylhet Mounted Rifles]] on the 6th April 1883. Designated Surma Valley Light Horse 13th August 1886.
The headquarters was at [[Silchar]]
The regiment consisted mainly of [[Tea Plantation|tea planters]] from the area.
*'''Uniform''' - Khaki
==British Library holdings==
*''Nineteenth annual report of the Surma Valley Light Horse, 1901-1902''.
*''Through Fifty Years. A history History of the Surma Valley Light Horse'' by William Henry Sydney Wood . 1930*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-msseur_2&cid=544#544 APAC Catalogue entry] Mss Eur C806 ''Experiences in Chittagong Riots - April 1930'']: Catalogue reference for account by Alexander Burnett, tea planter and trooper in the Surma Valley Light Horse, of the rioting in [[Chittagong ]] and the Armoury Raid, 1930.'''Mss Eur C806''' ==Manipur Expedition 1891==See [[Manipur]] Medals were awarded for this expedition. A list of medals awarded may be found in ''Through Fifty Years. A History of the Surma Valley Light Horse'' by William Henry Sydney Wood 1930.<ref>webbllangarron [https://web.archive.org/web/20130708185226/http://victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=962 1890-91 Manipur (NE Frontier of British India)] ''Victorian Wars Forum'' 08 August 2012, now an archived webpage.</ref>
== External Links ==
*[http://www.koi-hai.com/AVLHDefault.html aspx?id=485075 Assam Valley Light Horse] from Koi-hai.com has items on the Surma Valley Light Horse including the death of former Commandant, Lieutenant Colonel Eden Currie Showers, in South Africa in 1900 where he was 2nd in command of [[Lumsden's Horse]]
*[http://www.hussards-photos.com/UK/UK_India.htm Photographs of the Surma Valley Light Horse] from Hussards-photos.com (scroll down)
*[https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?q=searchType%3Dsimple%26simpleText%3DSurma%2520Valley%26themeID%3D%26resultsDisplay%3Dlist%26page%3D1&pos=0&total=23&page=1&acc=1965-05-86-42 Photograph: Surma Valley Light Horse, Assam, 1905] National Army Museum. NAM 1965-05-86-42. Click on further Search results for (mainly) further items for Surma Valley Light Horse.
*[http://shangrilajournals.com/shangrilajournals.com/Assam%20-%20Where.html Photograph, late 1930’s] from Shangrilajournals.com
*Dr T d’O Partridge, Civil Surgeon of Cachar was Commandant of the [[Lakhimpur Mounted Rifles| Lakimpur Rifles]] 1882-84 and served for ten years in the Surma Valley Light Horse, retiring with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. His war services included the [[Chin Lushai Expedition 1889-90]]. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2433527/?page=1 Obituary BMJ June 5,1897]
*Long Service Medals of Second Lieutenant J. E. Aird, Surma Valley Light Horse, a Tea Planter & Manager of the Deundi Estate, Sylhet.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201116025357/https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/past-catalogues/lot.php?auction_id=431&lot_uid=276599 Pair: Second Lieutenant J. E. Aird, Surma Valley Light Horse] 17th & 18th May 2016. dnw.co.uk archived. He is mentioned in the book ''Recollections of a Tea Planter'', by W. M. Fraser. [https://web.archive.org/web/20201116025807/https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/past-catalogues/lot.php?auction_id=133&lot_uid=161412 25th September 2008 dnw.co.uk], archived, also refers to a trophy inscribed, ‘S.V.L.H. Volley Firing Competition 1904, won by “G” Troop Team’.</ref>
=== Historical books online ===
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/bengalassambehar00playuoft#page/432/mode/2up/search/volunteer+regiments ''Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa: their history, people, commerce and industrial resources''], page 433 by Somerset Playne , J W Bond 1917 Archive.org
== References ==
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[[Category:Auxiliary Regiments]]
