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The following Princely State Troops were present in South Africa. I can not find much more to add at present. Mostly sent with the gift of the horses.





Baroda Imperial Service Troops
Bahawalpore Lancers
Faridkot Lancers
Bhawnagar Imperial Lancers
Bhawnagar Imperial Lancers
Bhopal Imperial Service Lancers
Gwalior Imperial Service Lancers
Hyderabad Imperial Service Troops
Hyderabad Lancers
Jamnagar Imperial Service Lancers
Jhind Lancers
Jodhpur Imperial Lancers
Junagad Imperial Service Lancers
Kapurthala Lancers
Kashmir Lancers
Mysore Imperial Service Lancers
Nabha
Patiala Lancers
Rampur Imperial Service Lancers
Ulwar Imperial Service Lancers

Welcome back David.

I'll check the newspapers and see if there is anything about these units.

Best wishes
David

More an Indian unit than to an Indian.


Picture courtesy of Spink

QSA (2) CC OFS Tr (Major H.P. Young, Staff)
KSA (2) (Maj. H.P. Young. I.S.C.)

Major Henry Pottinger Young, (1850-1929), the son of Major Charles Colville Young, C.B., Royal Horse Artillery; educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst; Commissioned Ensign, 49th Foot, February 1869; promoted Lieutenant, Indian Staff Corps, March 1871; Captain, February 1881; Major, February 1889; 'served with the Imperial Forces, and was attached later to the Poona Horse and Bombay Cavalry. Whilst in India he commanded a party in the long distance trial rides of 1887, and rode 184 miles in 60 hours with one horse. He rendered distinguished service in the Afghan and South African wars, being wounded several times. On one occasion his horse was shot under him. He was thanked in despatches by Lord Methuen for a most courageous attempt to blow up a bridge and train. From 1899 to 1900 he was head of the Intelligence Service at Lourenco Marques, Portuguese East Africa, and was thanked by the authorities for good work there' (Recipient's obituary in the Albany Advertiser refers); served as Head of Intelligence in Portuguese East Africa during the period in which Winston Churchill and Aylmer Haldane made their successful escapes by rail from Pretoria; at the time his main task in Portuguese East Africa was to monitor and disrupt the flow of foreign munitions being landed at Delagoa Bay and then railed through to the Northern Transvaal; after the South African War migrated to Albany, Western Australia.

This Pathe film begins with some Indian soldiers:

The mysterious "3rd Force"

Thanks for that clip. They look very much like an Indian Infantry Regiment putting on a demonstration. Problem is that I have not been able to trace any mention of a Infantry Regiment being involved in the War.

But..........









This photo was found in an album of photographs relating to the CIV in South Africa.

And.... I have a record of about 10 (?) or so pensions being awarded to the 40th (?)Regiment for deaths relating to the War.

David
I have had several close looks at the demonstration of Indian troops towards the camera. Some of the soldiers carry Martini-Henry .45" rifles, some appear to carry Martini-Enfield .303" rifles (judging by the under-barrel bayonet) and at least one chap carries a rifle with no bayonet at all. No matter where it was photographed, the excellent drill is what one would expect from the Indian Army.
Regards
IL.