British forces in India

[ha123rry]

My father was posted to India in 1916 with the Kent Cyclists Battalion who were then merged with the the QO Royal Kents. I cannot trace their time in India or find out which regiment he eventually ended up in. They returned to UK in 1920. He then went out to India again in 1921 working for the Indian Railways based in Madras and was a member of the Madras and South Maharata volunteer reserve (this came with the Job I think) - can anyone shed any light on this?

[keith9351]

1914.08.04 1/1st Kent Cyclist Battalion
mobilised at Tonbridge
1914.08 Canterbury
1915 Kent & Sussex coast 57 Div
1915.12.02 Chiseldon
1915.12 reorganised as infantry
1916.02.08 at sea
1916.03 India
1917 NW Frontier
1918 Baluchistan
1918.11 India: Ferozepore
1919.05 Afghanistan
1919.08 India: Rawalpindi
1919.10 at sea
1920 England

This could be of interest.

https://web.archive.org/web/200504020.../kcb/index.htm

Keith

[gortonboy]

do you have his medal card? what was his name,number ?

[ha123rry]

Walter Henry George Smith. In 1920 was Warrant Officer Class 2 serial no 265040

[ARCRE_UK]

Link to his medal card: https://discovery.nationalarchives.go...s?uri=D5302560

Lists:
Kent Cyclist Battalion 341 Serjeant
Royal West Kent Regiment 265040 Serjeant
Kent Cyclist Battalion 265040 Warrant Officer Class 2

Lee

[ha123rry]

Yes I have this information but cannot trace his active service in India - I do however have a tankard with the inscription "Coy-Serg-Major WHSmith from Major Prescot R.E. B45th & 34th Divisional Signal Companies Oct 1917-Oct 1919 but have no idea how to follow this up!