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*[[National Army Museum]] [http://www.nam.ac.uk/inventory/books/results.php?title=&producer=&publisher=&event=&campaign=&associatedName=&unit=Calcutta+Light+Horse&place=&keyword=&typeBooks=42&typeArmyPublications=43&typePeriodicals=44&flag=1 catalogue entry] ''Calcutta Light Horse Gallop '' 1933-1946
==Second World War==
15 members of the Calcutta Light Horse along with 4 members of the [[Calcutta Scottish]], along with 15 members of the Calcutta Light Horse took part in the raid on Axis shipping in 1943 in Goa. The party sailed a barge into Goa harbour and caused the sinking of three German merchantmen.
There is a 1978 book ''Boarding Party'' by James Leasor which is based on this incident, which in turn was the basis for the movie
''The Sea Wolves'' starring Gregory Peck, Roger Moore and David Niven. (1980). The book was also published in 1980 with the title ''The Sea Wolves''. Both books are available online, see below.
==External links==
*[http://searcharchives.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=1&dstmp=1419065189894&vid=IAMS_VU2 Searchable British Library Catalogue]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcutta_Light_Horse Calcutta Light Horse] Wikipedia
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Leasor James Leasor] Wikipedia
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160407114034/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050821/asp/calcutta/story_5128357.asp The legend of a liquor stop (Part 1)] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20090628075839/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1050828/asp/calcutta/story_5136099.asp A tale of heroism untold (Part 2)] ''The Telegraph'' Calcutta, archived webpages.
*[http://www.mail-archive.com/goanet@lists.goanet.org/msg54210.html German Subs in Goa] from Goanet.org
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sea_Wolves The Sea Wolves] Wikipedia. Movie based on ''Boarding Party''
*Search the [httphttps://1914-1918www.invisionzonegreatwarforum.com/forums/index.php org The Great War Forum] . *''The Telegraph'' [httphttps://web.archive.org/web/20180627091421/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9605570/Philip-Crosland.html Obituary of Philip Crosland] (1918-2012)] archived. In October 1938 he joined ''The Statesman'' in Calcutta and became a member of the Calcutta Light Horse. During World War 2 he accompanied the [[26th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|2nd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment]] to Sarawak and other parts of Borneo from May 1941. He became a Japanese POW April 1942-September 1945. He rejoined the newspaper after the war and worked there until 1967, ultimately becoming general manager.===Historical books online===*[https://archive.org/details/boardingparty00leas/mode/2up''Boarding Party''] by James Leasor 1979. Cover has additional title ''Last Action of the Calcutta Light Horse''. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.: Also published as [https://archive.org/details/seawolves00jame ''The Sea Wolves''] 1980. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
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