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REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY-THROUGH THE REUNIONS
Later in the day the Chief attended sports and displays. These included Captain Muhammad Ismail, the hero of
32 boys from the King George’s military school at Jhelum and the Maizar episode, and Naik Uttam Chand. Other outstanding
Jullunder, the sons of Mountain Artillery officers, gave an individuals at the Reunion were: Honorary Captain Ghulam
excellent gymnastic display. The next day Lieutenant General Muhammad of Dhulmial village, Jhelum, who enlisted in 1875
Sir George Mac Munn, KCB, KCSI, DSO presided over a and was serving in the Derajat Battery in Lord Roberts' march
formal Durbar of all the officers serving and pensioned and an to Kandahar. Also Honorary Captain Ghulam Muhammad of
assembly of other ranks and gave the King’s message at length. Rawalpindi District, another Derajat Battery and Kabul
Messages of old comrades were read out from old Mountaineer Kandahar veteran; Honorary Captain Kishen Singh of
officers in England which amused the men to call for cheers for Nawashahr, Jullundur. who was (one of the Nine Originals of
various officers they remembered. Among the distinguished old the First Survey Section) and Orderly Officer to HM. the King
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themselves in the NWFP Campaigns as well as in the Great
War. - Excerpts from “The History of the Indian Mountain
Artillery” (1957) by Brigadier General CAL Graham, DSO,
OBE, DL, Psc : Pp 451 - 453.
The Mountain Artillery Training Centre (MATC) had
relocated to Ambala in 1931 from Lucknow, just two years
before the Reunion. The MATC was separate from the Royal
Artillery which continued to have its Centre at Mathura.
The Veterans who attended were the battle hardened
soldiers with the experience of WW1 and the NWFP
Campaigns. Originally eight Batteries were raised, increased to
34 in WW1 and reorganized to 19 by 1933. The veterans were
Captain Kishen Singh, 5 Mountain Captain Ghulam Mohammed, Derajat primarily from undivided Punjab.
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Battery, 1923 Mountain Battery, 1930
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