regement formed in india

[bessingby]

any infor on the regt 26TH hussars that was dis banded

[neil1821]

All I have is as follows:
- formed at Meerut on 1 Feb 1941 from a cadre of 14th/20th Hussars plus volunteers from various infantry regiments
- to May 1942 in Meerut as part of 2nd Indian Armoured Brigade
- May 1942 to 1943 in Sialkot as part of 255 Indian Armoured Brigade
- 1943 Secunderabad
- disbanded 31 Oct 1943 at Bolarum

[bessingby]

i was in a party of 50that left bovington sailed on the troop ship OBITA after 2 weeks sailing calling at cape town we landed at bombay.our camp was NIRA we was the advance party for the main regt we was as green as grass but we had to do the best we could.after a lot of training with wheeled vehicles we moved to SECUDABAD and issued with american tanks we became the most up to date regt in india far advance than the 25 DRAGOONS but wingate wanted his men seeing as we were just a war time regt we got the chop what waste of time it was still it all came right
in the end.i dont if any of this is of any use to you but at i have told some one
    bessingby

[bessingby]

am i the only person that was in the 26thhussars when it was formed in india

[danjake]

My wife was born in Ahmednagar on 6th December 1942 and her father was Staff Sergeant Leonard George HOLT.

He joined the DCLI in Birmingham in 1930 and spent the next 11 years in India and was already in Meerut when he transferred to the newly formed 26th Hussars on the 1st February 1941.

After the Unit disbanded they left India and arrived back in England on the 9th September 1943.

We are going to India in 2 weeks time for a holiday and will be staying in Pune and Ahmednagar for the first four days to try and research where my wife was born and the history of the 26th Hussars.

I would like the opportunity to talk to you before then if that is possible.

Best wishes
Brian

brian.tucker@blueyonder.co.uk