British Indian Army - Calcutta Light Horse (CLH) Shoulder Title, 1887-1947

A large white metal example, UK made. Circa 49mm wide and 16mm tall. Two original loops. In very good condition and scarce.

Raised in 1872 as the Calcutta Volunteer Lancers, the Calcutta Light Horse was an auxiliary unit within the British Indian Army Cavalry Reserve.

The Calcutta Light Horse achieved notoriety during World War Two, when personnel from the unit participated in Operation CREEK in 1943. CREEK was a sabotage mission, organised by the Special Operations Executive, to blow up German shipping involved in transmitting intelligence from a neutral port in Portuguese Goa.

The unit was disbanded in 1947 when India gained Independence.

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Code: 69445