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*[http://www.qcmilitaria.com/indvol.htm Medals to the Indian Volunteers] (Scroll down) Qcmilitaria.com*This [http://britishbuttonsociety.org/ButtonIdentification/PreviewImages/indian-button2.jpg button] was identified as Surma Valley Light Horse in item 30 from the [http://britishbuttonsociety.org/ButtonIdentification/index02.htm British Button Society]*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/32157648@N08/5135073788/ Photograph of a memorial inscription] (flickr.com) mentions Charles Thorp Jessop, Commandant of the Surma Valley Light Horse, died 2 July 1915 aged 56*Long Service Medals of Second Lieutenant J. E. Aird, Surma Valley Light Horse, a Tea Planter & Manager of the Deundi Estate, Sylhet,.<ref>[httphttps://wwwweb.neatemedalsarchive.co.uk/medals/catalog/product/gallery/image/2972org/idweb/78920201116025357/ 1], [httphttps://www.neatemedalsdnw.co.uk/medalsauction-archive/catalogpast-catalogues/product/gallery/image/2969/id/789 2lot.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. [httphttps://wwwweb.neatemedalsarchive.co.uk/medals/catalogorg/productweb/gallery20201116025807/image/2970/id/789 3] from [httphttps://www.neatemedalsdnw.co.uk/medalsauction-archive/apast-colonial-officer-s-long-service-medal-pair-to-second-lieutenant-j-e-aird-surma-valley-light-horse-a-tea-planter-manager-of-the-defundi-estate-sylhet-indiacatalogues/lot.html neatemedalsphp?auction_id=133&lot_uid=161412 25th September 2008 dnw.co.uk] , archived, also refers to a trophy inscribed, ‘S. **Also group photographs: [http://wwwV.neatemedalsL.coH.uk/medals/catalog/product/gallery/id/789/image/2971/ Photographs Officers Surma Valley Light Horse c 1895-1903]Volley Firing Competition 1904, [http://www.neatemedals.cowon by “G” Troop Team’.uk</medals/catalog/product/gallery/id/789/image/2973/ Photographs Officers Surma Valley Light Horse c 1895-1903]ref>
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*[http://www.koi-hai.com/Default.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]
=== 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
