Taken from a local WFA Newsletter; the first I'd heard of this Sikh soldiers valour in Waziristan in April 1921, to Ishar Singh,a Sepoy of the...
Hi all, first question time. Please be gentle. So I am trying to establish how the Vickers MMG fitted into operations within the Indian Army. So...
Summary of manpower requirements for British Army personnel in India and South East Asia Commands as at 1st February 1945
Reeta Chakrabarti: My Forgotten Army family ties [Video in link] One of the defining and longest campaigns of World War Two, in the East, was...
Mishal Husain: My grandfather’s war [Video in link] This week marks the 75th anniversary of World War Two formally coming to an end. A crucial...
Good evening guys Another of the guys I'm researching (for a local war memorial book) - EC/8119 Major Gordon Reginald Webb - 9th Btn, 12th...
In a Sunday Times article about Churchill’s alleged racism, Max Hastings says: ‘Churchill decreed that while Indian officers were obliged to...
I am currently researching Force 401, for an article in 'Durbar', the journal of the Indian Military History Society and this website has proved...
The following shoulder-worn cloth formation badge comes from a photo of an officer of The Burma Regiment. I'm uncertain of the identity of the...
Hi Anyone knows the number (W.E.) of men who made up the following indian formations during the Second World War in Italy? Field Ambulance...
Hi there, I am looking for a couple of war establishments for various Indian units which are as below: a. Command HQ (e.g. Eastern Command/...
Remembering Today - Whilst looking for something else I came across the fact that 73 members of the 2nd Battalion 15th Punjab Regt are listed by...
While looking for something else, I came across the following link, which contains a further link to an Excel download (Excel 2007 format) for...
Hello all, i have recently come into possession of a medal group conatining a Pakistan independence medal awarded to a member of 12th Frontier...
Four histories, each about 30 pages, published under the authority of the Director of Public Relations, War Department , Government of India and...
THE GUIDES CAVALRY 10th QUEEN VICTORIA'S OWN FRONTIER FORCE This unit was also present during the battle of Gazala and the retreat to El...
Can anyone tell me where I can find Service Histories for BIA Indian-born officers, and the war diaries of their battalions. In particular, the...
I am just reading about this chap in The Tiger Kills. During Operation Battleaxe he performed a feat of gallantry and wondered if he recieved a...
Looking through by books on the Indian Divisions I can only ID a few of the cap badges. Is there a good on-line reference to their cap badges ?
Hi all, I am interested to know what headgear the Indian troops wore. I understand it was a mix of soft hats, the comforters, helmets and...
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