Lumsden's Horse

Lumsden’s Horse was a volunteer force which left Calcutta in early 1900 for South Africa, recruited mainly from the Volunteer Regiments. Many of the volunteers were either indigo, tea or coffee planters.

FIBIS resources

• FIBIS database: Officers & Men who served in Lumsdens Horse. From "The History of Lumsden's Horse; A Complete Record of the Corps from its formation to its disbandment (1903), by H. S Pearce.

External links

• Lumsden’s Horse from Anglo Boer War
• William Holmes, later Lt. Col. John David William Holmes MC, joined Lumsden’s Horse and his story is told in William Holmes, in his “Autobiography” and “Letters Home from the Boer War” from The Progonion
• Lieutenant Colonel Eden Currie Showers, 2nd in command of Lumsden's Horse, was killed in action near Thaba N'chu, South Africa, April 30th, 1900. He had been a tea planter in Assam and had served as Commandant of the Surma Valley Light Horse Volunteers. Assam Valley Light Horse (also Surma Valley Light Horse) from Koi-Hai.com

Historical books online

• The history of Lumsden's Horse; a complete record of the corps from its formation to its disbandment by Henry H. S Pearse 1903 Archive.org
  • Complete list of members of the Regiment, page 427. Includes occupation and residence.
• "Lumsden’s Horse", page 332 The Colonials in South Africa, 1899-1902: their record, based on the despatches by John Stirling 1907 Archive.org