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Miniatures Adventure => The Great War => Topic started by: traveller on 09 August 2014, 03:37:35 PM

Title: 5th Native (Indian) Light Infantry uniform 1915?
Post by: traveller on 09 August 2014, 03:37:35 PM

I just read about the 1915 Singapore Mutiny where mutineouis sepoys fought it out with British officers, civilian volunteers andFrench/Russian/Japanese Marines. Rather exotic action I would say. Question is if I can find these in my leadpile or not.Therefore grateful for any advice on the Sepoy uniform.

Title: Re: 5th Native (Indian) Light Infantry uniform 1915?
Post by: juergen c. olk on 10 August 2014, 03:27:41 AM

Was this the mutiny started by captive sea raider "Graf Von Luckner" of the Seeadler?

Title: Re: 5th Native (Indian) Light Infantry uniform 1915?
Post by: traveller on 10 August 2014, 09:02:28 AM

Quote from: juergen c. olk on 10 August 2014, 03:27:41 AM

Was this the mutiny started by captive sea raider "Graf Von Luckner" of the Seeadler?

Not sure about that, I only read that there were captives from the "Emden" that were present in the barracks when the mutineers attacked

Title: Re: 5th Native (Indian) Light Infantry uniform 1915?
Post by: Poiter50 on 10 August 2014, 04:09:15 PM

What book did you read it in? Sounds interesting.

Title: Re: 5th Native (Indian) Light Infantry uniform 1915?
Post by: traveller on 10 August 2014, 07:19:14 PM

Quote from: Poiter50 on 10 August 2014, 04:09:15 PM

What book did you read it in? Sounds interesting.

Its all on the www:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1915_Singapore_Mutiny

Title: Re: 5th Native (Indian) Light Infantry uniform 1915?
Post by: Poiter50 on 11 August 2014, 01:35:11 AM

Thanks, very interesting.

Title: Re: 5th Native (Indian) Light Infantry uniform 1915?
Post by: juergen c. olk on 11 August 2014, 05:40:57 PM

I got my sea raiders mixed up ,Von Luckner was 1916-17,in a sailing ship.

Title: Re: 5th Native (Indian) Light Infantry uniform 1915?
Post by: juergen c. olk on 11 August 2014, 06:06:04 PM

I believe this to be the uniform from a picture I saw in Goog;e books,it was a bengali unit. those this be the 23rd punjabs it looks exactly like it.

Title: Re: 5th Native (Indian) Light Infantry uniform 1915?
Post by: traveller on 11 August 2014, 06:21:38 PM

Thanks Juergen!

As far as I understand it serms to be the turban that is the biggest difference depending on from what area the unit is recruited

Title: Re: 5th Native (Indian) Light Infantry uniform 1915?
Post by: dadlamassu on 13 August 2014, 09:46:50 PM

Quote from: traveller on 11 August 2014, 06:21:38 PM

Thanks Juergen!

As far as I understand it serms to be the turban that is the biggest difference depending on from what area the unit is recruited

There were a dozen authorised turban types in the Armies of the Raj:

(http://www.militarysunhelmets.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Turbans1.jpg)

(http://www.militarysunhelmets.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Turbans.jpg)

(http://www.militarysunhelmets.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Khulla.jpg)