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Title:: Transcript XIX: interview with Major Narain Singh, Village and Post Office Urmar, Tehsil Dasuya, District Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Scope & Content:: Interviewed by S D Pradhan in 1971. Narain Singh was in the Indian Army from 1910 to 1933 and again from 1942 to 1947. On joining the Indian Army, he was in the 23rd Sikh Pioneers. He served in Palestine and Egypt during the First World War.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1971
Extent:: 1 file

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Title:: Transcript XX: interview with Sepoy Roshan Singh, Village Bhadesa, Tehsil Ghatampur, District Kanpur, (U.P.)
Scope & Content:: Interviewed by S D Pradhan in 1971. Sepoy Roshan Singh was in the Indian Army from 1914 to 1922, and was in the 1/95 Infantry Regiment. He served in Mesopotamia and the Middle East during the First World War.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1971
Extent:: 1 file

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Title:: Transcript XXI: interview with Havildar Subedar Singh, Village Singhpur P.O. Mukerian, Tehsil Dasuya, District Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Scope & Content:: Interviewed by S D Pradhan in 1971. Subedar Singh was in the Indian Army from 1896 to 1919, and served with various Punjab Regiments. He was in France and Mesopotamia during the First World War, and after leaving the army was wounded at the Amritsar Massacre in 1919.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1971
Extent:: 1 file

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Title:: Transcript XXII: interview with Naik Mansa Singh, No.2745, District Ludhiana, Punjab
Scope & Content:: Interviewed by Harvinder Singh Giri on 7th June 1972. Mansa Singh joined the Indian Army in 1913, and served in France, Egypt and Turkey, mainly at Jaffa and Gallipoli, during the First World War. He later joined the Governor's Bodyguard Force at Bombay.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1972
Extent:: 1 file

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Title:: Transcript XXIII: interview with Lance Naik Basta Singh, No.3398, District Ludhiana, Punjab
Scope & Content:: Interviewed by Harvinder Singh Giri on 6th June 1972. Basta Singh was in the Indian Army from 1909 to 1916, and was in the 36th Sikh Regiment. He served in Mesopotamia during the First World War.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1972
Extent:: 1 file

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Title:: Transcript XXIV: interview with Havildar Chandan Singh Newar, Village Gorhi (Dandi), Dehradun Cantonment, (U.P.)
Scope & Content:: Interviewed by S D Pradhan on 28th June 1972. Chandan Singh Newar was in the Indian Army from 1916 to 1946, and was in the 1/2 Gurkha. He served in Mesopotamia during the First World War. He was in Persia during the period 1919 to 1921.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1972
Extent:: 1 file

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Title:: Transcript XXV: interview with Lieutenant Colonel M A Singh, Parvati Bagla Road, Kanpur, (U.P.)
Scope & Content:: Interviewed by S D Pradhan on 18th June 1972. M A Singh was in the Indian Army from 1915 to 1946, initially with 55th Coke's Rifles. He served in East Africa during the First World War.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1972
Extent:: 1 file

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Title:: Transcript XXVI: interview with Lieutenant Naik Kalu Singh Reva, Village Gorhi (Dandi), Dehradun Cantonment, (U.P.)
Scope & Content:: Interviewed by S D Pradhan on 27th July 1972. Kalu Singh Reva was in the Indian Army from 1917 to 1945, and was in the 1/2 Gurkha. He served in Mesopotamia during the First World War.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1972
Extent:: 1 file

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Title:: Transcript XXVII: interview with Risaldar Samund Singh, Village & P.O. Sahnipur, Tehsil Sairhind, District Patiala, Punjab
Scope & Content:: Interviewed by Harvinder Singh Giri on 6th May 1972. Samund Singh was in the Indian Army from 1911 to 1944, and was in the 2nd Lancers (Patiala). He served in Egypt and Mesopotamia during the First World War. He also served in the Afghan War in 1919.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1972
Extent:: 1 file

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Title:: Transcript XXVIII: interview with Dafedar (Havildar) Dukhbhanjan Singh, No.341, District Ludhiana, Punjab
Scope & Content:: Interviewed by Harvinder Singh Giri on 6th June 1972. Dukhbhanjan Singh was in the Indian Army from 1916 to 1934, and was in the Central India Horse, Regiment No.2. He served in France, Belgium, Egypt and Turkey (Gallipoli) during the First World War.
Collection Area:: India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1972
Extent:: 1 file

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