PHOTOS Dalhousie (c.1916):- Springfield Hotel. The Club Dalhousie (c.1916):- 'A 'Dandi', or local Taxi' 'A Persian Wheel for drawing water from a well'
Regiment ordered to Dacca, East Bengal, to relieve 11th Rajputs (who were to be sent abroad, as their loyalty was suspect). Admission of an Indian officer to the Dacca Club. Mentions battle of Shaiba (Mespot.)
Regiment ordered to move to Bombay to guard against possible German naval raids Regiment ordered to North West Frontier. 2nd Bn./103rd re-formed as 103rd, after loss of 1st Bn. at Kut. Arr. Bannu, N.W.F., 20 Mar. Description of Bannu area. Tours outposts. Mahsud raids.
The Mahsud Rebellion Account of the capture of Tut Narai Fort by the Mahsud tribesmen. Ross attends Hill Warfare Course at Abbotabad. Arrival of Mr. Montagu as Sec. of State for India, Nov 1917. General Bruce's inspection. Life in a frontier fort. Operation for hernia at Poona. Influenza ep...
Receives news of Sarajevo, 28 Jun. Outbreak of war. Internment of German nationals in India. 105th L.I. put on Railway Defence Duty. Comments on inadequacy of depot commanders. Brig. Gen. Aitken appointed to command in East Africa. Replacement of British regulars in India by territorials. Life in...
Regiment moves to Lahore. Ross moves to Calcutta as G.S.O. to General A. Money, commanding Calcutta District, but has to return to his regiment, Aug 1915, as 2nd in command. Work of the German clergy in India. Training and despatch of drafts to reinforce 103rd and 110th L.I. in Mesopotamia. B...