WW2 Wartime Raised Indian Regiments

[popskipa]

I would like a list of the units and illustration of the headdress badges worn by the wartime raised regiments and corps of the Indian Army during WW2.

Could the forum recommend a book or website please?

Thank you, Keith

[Khyber]

Ashok Nath's Izzat for the Cavy regiments. Its a massive tome. If you want me to send images I can if you give me some time
Regards, Sunil

[Wmr-RHB]

For a quicky you could take a look at https://hcvv.home.xs4all.nl/milweb/B...dia/index.html
Both at the Infantry and the Cavalry branches: The Second World War and Independence

The Cavalry list is most explicit.

In the Infantry, most of the expansion was by creating more battalions in the existing regiments. They wore their regimental badges.

[peter monahan]

Here are the war time raised infantry regiments:

Assam Reg’t – 1941
Bihar Reg’t – 1941
Mahar [MG] Reg’t - 1941
Sikh Light Infantry – 1944
Parachute Reg’t – 1945

And the cavalry:

1941: 42nd Cavalry → 1943: disbanded
1941: 43rd Cavalry → 1946: disbanded
1941: 44th Cavalry → 1943: disbanded
1941: 45th Cavalry → 1946: disbanded
1941: 46th Cavalry → 1942: disbanded
1941: 47th Cavalry → 1943: disbanded
1941: 48th Cavalry → 1947: disbanded

[popskipa]

Thank you gentlemen...

Keith

[peter monahan]

I forgot the Chamar Reg't, raised in '43 and disbanded in '45 and the Ajmer Regiment. Here are the badges I have illustrations of, all from pages from books, so please excuse the quality.