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61st Cavalry Golden Jubilee, 1953-2003.
1st Ed., laminated card wraps., A4 format, [xvii] & 94pp., illus. through inc. many col. photos. The Regiment.
2003
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Post-partition the 61st Cavalry of the Indian Army was raised from the former State Forces units Gwalior Lancers, Jodhpur Lancers, Mysore Lancers et al. Lavishly illustrated souvenir, including many col. plates, produced to commemorate the Regiment's 50th Anniversary, inc. details of regimental history (the forebear units, the Jodhpur Lancers famous action at Haifa in 1918, post-1947 activities, &c.), alongside rolls & portraits of current officers & much else of interest. VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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The Historical Record of the 5th Goorkha Regiment, or the Hazara Goorkha Battalion, Punjab Frontier Force.
Bound photocopy of 1886 1st Ed., [ii]+iv+74pp. Lahore: Punjab Govt. Press. 1886.
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One of the PFF series based on official & regimental records. "It lacks any human interest, but is a reliable source for checking dates & unit movements." - Perkins. Actuilly, it does mention the arrivals & departures of officers, & details of some awards of the IOM. Bound photocopy of scarce work, Indian-style half-calf, gilt, VG.
£35
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A Brief History of the 3rd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment. Formerly 76th Punjabis...&c.
1st Ed., [ix]+60pp. Aldershot: G&P.
1927
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Formerly 76th Punjabis, inc. 19th Century campaigns but mainly WW1 in Mespot., followed by 3rd Afghan War & Waziristan 1921-23. Rolls of awards (including Mentions in Despatches) & officers killed or wounded. Perkins 447. Orig. green cloth, gilt, VG & rare. See illustration on our website.
£160
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History of the 20th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Infantry, Brownlow's Punjabis. From its Formation in 1857 to 1907.
1st Ed., [ix]+147pp., portrait frontis., 13 plates, plan. Devonport: Swiss & Co.
1910
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Much NWF inc. Yusufzai Expedition 1858, Umbeyla 1863, Hazara, 2nd Afghan War, Tirah &c. 1897-98; also China in 1860 & 1900. "...detailed accounts of the sixteen campaigns in which it took part... interesting biographies of the regiment's founder..." - Perkins 476. Nominal rolls &c. Orig. qtr. green morocco, gilt, sp. browned & rubbed o/w VG, a good example as the leather sp. was prone to disintegration & most copies I have encountered have been rebacked. Contemp. ownership inscrip. of "C.M. Hawes" (listed in the Officers' Services roll: joined 1904, QM 1909: later Lt.-Col., DSO). Rare. See illustration on our website.
£220
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The Bombay Light Horse & its Successor The Bombay Motor Patrol A.F.I.
1st Ed., 47pp., 6 plates. Croydon: Cranford Press.
1966
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Limited edition of 150 copies of this Auxilary Force India unit history that "contains much scarce information regarding equipment, uniforms, reorganisations & individual services." - Perkins 530. Orig. rexine cloth, VG. See illustration on our website.
£45
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Standing Orders Meerut District Signals 1936.
[viii]+156pp., rectos. only. Karachi: Daily Gazette Press.
1936
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Customary regimental regulations & instructions concerning all aspects of interior economy, duties, discipline, motor transport, signals &c. Orig. buff printed boards with blue cloth backstrip, paper labels on front & tp obscuring the previous title of this work which was "B Corps Signals Unit Standing Orders 1936." Large no. of typed or ms. amendments tipped-in. See illustration on our website.
£75
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History of the Guides. Part I, 1846-1922.
1st Ed., xv+347pp., 4to, 19 illus., 7 fldg. maps in pocket, 11 in text. Aldershot: G&P.
1938
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Part I contains the raising of the Corps. & var. NWF expeditions inc. Ambeylah, Black Mountain, Chitral & many others; also Indian Mutiny, 2nd Afghan War, WW1 in Mespot., Persia & Palestine. Var. lists & rolls inc. British & Indian officers, awards &c. "An exemplary history" - Perkins 409. Orig. light brown cloth, gilt, bevelled boards, sp. rubbed & worn, little marked, VG overall. See illustration on our website.
£265
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Seventh Gurkha Rifles Regimental Journal 1939-1945. Number 2, December 1946.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., [iii]+80pp., several maps/plans. Lahore: Civil & Military Gazette, for the Regiment. Contemp.
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Contains detailed War Diaries (with several sketches) of 1st, 2nd & 4th Battalions in Burma & North Africa, plus other details. Includes roll of British Officers noting their current appointment & home address, additions to Roll of Hon. (British & Indian Officers), awards &c. Especially useful as the 7th GR regimental history is light on close detail. Orig. dec. wraps., staples rusted o/w VG. See illustration on our website.
£65
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Seventh Gurkha Rifles Regimental Journal 1939-1945. Number 1, July 1946.
1st Ed., orig. dec. wraps., [iii]+68pp., several maps/plans. Lahore: Civil & Military Gazette, for the Regiment. Contemp.
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Contains detailed War Diaries (with several sketches) of 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Battalions in Burma, North Africa & Singapore, plus other details inc. Roll of Hon. (British & Indian Officers), awards &c. Especially useful as the 7th GR regimental history is light on close detail. Orig. dec. wraps., staples rusted o/w VG. See illustration on our website.
£65
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Records of No. 3 Mountain Battery R.A.
1st Ed., [iii]+78pp. Allahabad: Pioneer Press.
1909
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Very rare history (not in Perkins) recording the history of the regiment from raising in 1759 & its subsequent services in the Peninsular War (Corunna &c.), 2nd Afghan War with the Kabul Field Force (Kandahar &c.), Zhob Valley Field Force 1884, Burma 1886-87, Sikkim 1888, Miranzai FF 1891, Relief of Chitral 1895, Mohmand 1897 &c. Much interesting detail on these campaigns, also on the organisation of the unit & notes on British officers' services. Orig. red full morocco, gilt title to front, very nice example. See illustration on our website.
£245
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