ASSAM REGIMENT AH HIAN MIZOTE HI KAN MIKHUAL LO 1ST ASSAM REGIMENT LO INDIN TAN DAN

He thu hi ka pu Subedar (retd) Lalthanmawia Sailo (L) pualin ka

han hlan ve e. Heng ka ziah tur tam zawk hi amah ngeiin a dam

laia alo ziah tawh atanga ka lak chhawn ani.

                        Indopui pahnihna (2^nd world world) alo chhuah lai khan sihllong ah cabinet meeting june 1940 ah an neia ,chumi tum chuan Sir Muhammad Sadulla (Assam Chief Minister) “Indian Army regular Infantry he province hian nei ve sela a tha ang” tiin rawtna a siama a, a thawhpui te pawhin lungrual takin an remti nghal ani. Assam Governor Sir, Robert Reid-a Viceroy hnehah a rawtna chu Army General Head Quarter hnenah thlen chhawng zel turin lehkha a thawn nghala bawk a, General HQ pawhin chu chu an ngaihtuahin thil tul tak nia ngaiin 1^st Battilon Assam Regiment Shillong a din chu rem tiin, 30^th jan, 1941 ah chuan Sir Robert Reid-a chu Battallion din tur chuan hriattir a ni ta a.

                 He battalion thar din turh hian Army Head Quarter lamin mifel tawka an ngaih Maj. R.C.  Howman OBE,G.S.O ii General HQ a mi chu an ruat nghala, tin Major Howman hi Burma Rifle ah te pawh lo awm tawh leh Naga Hills expedition 1962-1927 ah te pawh Escort Commanding Officer lo ni tawh thin leh tlangram leh mihring khawsak dan zia pawh hre tak mai ani, April 1941 a  Sihllong a thlen chuan amah (Commandant) leh civil officer dang chu Governor chuan a kawm nghala, he Assam Regiment din tur chunngchanga thil pawihmawh te chu rilru in hawng tak chuan an sawi ho nghala, Governor pawh chuan puih an ngaihna lai apianga pui turin alo tiam nghe nghe ani.

Regiment  ding thar turn ngang an la nih miau avangin an la pachhe ve hle maia, battalion khat sipai awmna tur hmun Barrack an la nei lo chu a mangang thlak  hle mai, Shillong Ellephant Falls a Barrack an sak mek 1^st july 1941 a peih an beisei lah chu 1^st November hnu chuan harsatna eng eng eamw avangin an peih hman dawn loh thu hriattir an ni bawk si, Regiment lah chu a hun taka din tura tih ani bawk si, chutih lai vel chuan an mangang hle awm e. Chutih lai chuan mifel taima rorum zet mai Second-in-command tura thlan, Maj. W.F Brown  8^th Punjab Regiment ami chu a thleng ve leh ta a, hepa hi tunhma lamin 2^nd Assam Rifle Sadiya leh Lokra ah te pawh a lo thawk tawh thin.

        Mi rorum tak mai ani a, a taima in a fel hle bawk. He regimenta kal tura an ruat veleh ama private car ah a bungrua te chu load in a awmna hmun atang chuan Shillong chu a pan ta vang vanga, khawlum hnuai ah tuihal riltam em ema kalin , zanah te pawh kawngsir ah a car a nghata a riak mai thin. Rei tak a kal hnu chuan Shillong chu thlengin a thleng atanga minute nga na lek ah an Commandant hnen ah ‘ ‘ Enge tih tur tul leh ruahman chu? ’’  tiin a zawt nghal vat ani awm e. ( tunlai kan Zoram Officer lian tam tak tan hian entawn tlak ava ni teh lul em  )  tichuan fur khaw chhiat hma a temporary lines buatsaih thuai chu thil tul hmasa anih tak avangin , chumi atana thil pawimawh thing leh mau te lei nan Assam Governor  chuan cheng sang  lai a pe a. Hetih lai hian Assam Rifle zawng zawng pawh hi IGP Shillong hnuaia awm vek an ni. IGP pawh hian Assam Rifle Commandant ho hnen ah a tam thei ang ber Assam Regiment lut turin  lehkha a thawn nghe nghe ani. Heng officer hmasa te hi tiang hian an hna chanpual pek an ni.

1.    Maj. R.C. Howman  -  Commandant

2.    Maj. W.F. Brown      -  2 i/c

3.    Capt. Macfarlane       -  Adjutant

4.    Capt. L.S. Davis         - Quarter Master

5.    Capt. AD Cleland       -  A coy Commander

6.    Lt.     M.L. Barua        -  B coy Commender

               

              Officer hmasa te hian 1^st Assam Regiment Temporary Lines atan chuan Kenches Trace camp Shhilong an thlanga. IGP in lehkha alo thawn tawh angina Assam Rifle Battlion 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd , 4^th, 5^th, atang te in J.C.O leh N.C.O leh Riflemen te tlem tlem kal khawm an ni phawt a, chumi hnu ah A.R Battlion tin atangin Draft an kal zel a, Assam Police Battlion atang te pawhin an kal khawm hlawm.

              Heng zing ah hian Mizoram atang pawhin Mizo tlangval 7 Ngawt mai an chhuk ve a, heng a hnuai ami te hi 1^st Assam Regiment a Mizo awm hmasa ber te leh an nihna te ani

                               

Naik   Hrangkunga – Jemadar  ( NB/ Sub)

L/Nk  Pahlira          -  Jemadar  (NB/ sub)

L/Nk lalthanmawia Sailo - subedar

Rfn. Lalnghinglova  -  S.M Hony, Capt

Rfn  Vandailova       -  S.M. Cpat

Rfn  Thangzuala       -  Subedar

Rfn  Pamuma           -  Havider

          Heng mi te hian 29^th may 1941 ah Aizawl chhuah sanin 1^st june 1^st 1941 ah Shillong an thlenga, an thlen thlak hian battalion dang tumah an la thleng lo ani. Heng mizote hi 2^nd I/C leh adjutant in motor station ah lo hmuakin Happy Valley ah tuna T. A Bn tih tak ah khuan  an riak a, a tuk ah 38 gurkha rifle Basi line ah attach in an awm a, battalion dang atanga lo kal te pawhin rawn zawm zelin heta tang hian an Camp tur Kanches Trace hmun samfai leh puan in (tent) kaihna tur hmun an siam a, an peih fel hnu chuan Camp ah chuan an phei ta ani.

                             

                      Tichuan a awm chhun te chu  company hnih A leh B coy ah te an in siama. 15^th june raising day ceremonial parade turin an in buatsaih ta a. Battlion hrang hrang atanga kal khawm an nih avangin an drill timing a inmil lo hle ani awm e, mahse trained soldier na na na chu ni hnih khat ah an ti ho leh thei ta mai a. Battlion ding tir an nih avangin thuamhnaw (Clothing) lamah harsatna eng emaw chen an tawk a, economic thila an buatsaih, a tul huna kekawrbul anga hak theih, a tul huna kekawr bul anga hak leh mai  theih turin an kekawr te pawh chu buatsaih ani awm e, Istiria nawh mam nalh a har an ti hle. An kamis te pawh Khaki celular a ni a, Police leh Crpf pawh an ang hle, lukhum pawh chhawhchhi buhpawlh (Side Cap) lukhum zum kan tih ang hi a ni. ( an uniform pawh hi tunlai nen chuan a in thlau tawh hle mai.)

                   Hetiang dress hian attestation Parade chu an practice thin a, tichuan 15^th june 1941 chu an thleng ta a. Chumi ni chawhma lam chuan  Assam Governor  Sir,  Robert Reid- a kawt ah chhecham an neia, chumi atang chuan 1^st Assam Regiment Raising Day chu kumtin 15^th june ah hman thin alo ni ta ani.