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==First World War==
The regiment served on the [[Western Front]] during the [[First World War]], The campaign during 1914-1915 is described in the published diary of Captain Grimshaw, ''Indian Cavalry Officer, 1914-15'', which includes a graphic account of the actions and death of the regiment's VC winner, Frank de Pass.<ref>Broomfield, Steven. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/121957-indian-cavalry-officer-1914-15/?tab=comments#comment-1170587 ''Indian Cavalry Officer, 1914-15''] ''Great War Forum'' 25 April 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2019. The ''Indian Cavalry Officer, 1914-15'', the published diary of Captain Roly (R.W.W.) Grimshaw, available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01007396636 .</ref>
== External Links links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poona_Horse Poona Horse] Wikipedia
*Victorian Wars Forum thread about the uniform of the 4th Bombay Cavalry (Poona Horse), includes an illustration.<ref>Grumpy Old Man. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190701083450/http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=3500 ID question, Indian Army] ''Victorian Wars Forum'' 20 May 2010, now archived. </ref>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20040722130609/http://poonahorse.com/index.htm Poona Horse Regimental Association], an archived website, including
**[http://web.archive.org/web/20040722123932/http://poonahorse.com/history.htm History]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204203310/http://www.members.dca.net/fbl/pphillipps.html Background to service of Colonel Henry Phillipps, 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry, Poona Horse and Bombay Staff Corps] to include [https://web.archive.org/web/20090420014509/http://www.members.dca.net/fbl/dtphillipps.html photographs showing details of uniform] members.dca.net, now archived webpages.
*[http://ww1.nam.ac.uk/stories/lieutenant-frank-de-pass/ Soldiers' Stories: Lieutenant Frank de Pass] nam.ac.uk. Lieutenant Frank de Pass of the 34th Prince Albert Victor’s Own Poona Horse was the first Jewish recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC) and also the first Indian Army officer to win the award in the First World War. It was awarded for conspicuous bravery near Festubert, in the Artois region of France on the western front, on the 24th November 1914.
**[httphttps://wwwcollection.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?acc=1995-06-59-1 Photograph of Lieutenant de Pass in regimental Indian Army uniform 1914] nam.ac.uk. NAM. 1995-06-59-1
**[https://web.archive.org/web/20141127071356/http://www.army.mod.uk/news/26740.aspx Memorial honours first Jewish WW1 hero] Ministry of Defence, now an archived webpage.
