REMEMBARANCE

1.     I just wanted to send you all a short email to let you know that we heard yesterday that our beloved Hector Routley has passed away at the age of 93.

2.     Hector served with the Sikh Light Infantry regimental centre in Lahore and with the 1st Battalion at Pune until independence in 1947 having attended OTS Bangalore in 1944.  He was a stalwart servant to our Association, serving as Treasurer for over 30 years and he took great delight in coming out to India to visit the Regiment in 1981 and 1984.  I know that he had many friends out in India and would want to be remembered to everyone.  He retained an abiding love for his old Regiment throughout his life.  Only last October, Hector made it up to London to join us for our reunion lunch.  It is hard to think that we will not see him again.

3.     Hugh Mackay and I will be coming out to India for the regimental reunion in November, so we look forward to seeing you.  It is sad to think that I will not be able to call Hector when I come home to tell him all about our trip, he would have been thrilled.

                                                                                               Remembered by
                                                                                               (Colonel of the SIKH LI Regt,
                                                                                               All Ranks & Families)

REMEMBRANCE

1.      With profound sorrow it is to intimate that Lt Col EW Carvalho (Retd), Fifteenth Commanding Officer of 1 Sikh Light Infantry has left for heavenly abode on 16 Jun 2017 at the age of 89 in Sydney, Australia.  He commanded the Bn wef 04 Aug 1965 to 29 Apr 1968.

2.      The Bn participated in 1965 Indo Pak War under Lt Col Carvalho’s Comd.  The Bn captured Kundanpur in the Sialkot Sector and was awarded the Theatre Honour ‘PUNJAB 1965’.  Lt Col Carvalho was awarded with Mentioned-in-Despatches during the war.  He also commanded the Bn as part of United Nations Expeditionary Force (UNEF) in Gaza from Aug 1966 to Jun 1967.  He was a strong and resolute Commanding Offr who was adored by the tps and offrs alike.  He is survived by his wife Mrs Glenys Carvalho and sons Mark Carvalho and Michael Carvalho.

3.      The address of the NOK is as under :-

          Mrs Glenys Carvalho

          18/28 Wudgong Street

          Mosman 2088

          New South Wales

Australia

Contact No : 00612-99608249

“GHALE AYE NANKA SADDE UTHE JAYE”

Remembered by

(Colonel of the SIKH LI Regt,

All Ranks & Families)