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*'''1901''' amalgamated with the 49th (Garhwal Rifles) Regiment of Bengal Infantry to become 1st Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles  
*'''1901''' amalgamated with the 49th (Garhwal Rifles) Regiment of Bengal Infantry to become 1st Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles  
*'''1921''' became 39th Royal Garhwal Rifles
*'''1921''' became 39th Royal Garhwal Rifles
*'''1922''' became 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition  
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition  
==Regimental Histories==
The following histories are available at the [[British Library]]
*''Historical Record of the 39th Royal Garhwál Rifles'' by John Thorold Evatt 1923
*''Historical Record of the 39th (18th) Royal Garhwal Rifles''.
**''Volume I  1882-1922''‬ by H.C. James. "‪For private circulation‬", Dehra Dun 1923
**''Volume II 1923-1947'' compiled by Sir Ralph B. Deedes. Dehra Dun 1962?
*''With The Royal Garhwal Rifles In The Great War, From August 1914 To November 1917''  by D. H. Drake-Brockman CMG 1933. This book is the memoir of an officer serving with the 2nd Battalion on the western front, in which the regiment was the first regular Indian army force to see service in the trenches, fighting at Aubers RIdge, Festubert and Loos. <ref>A reprint edition is available from Naval and Military Press [http://www.naval-military-press.com/with-the-royal-garhwal-rifles-in-the-great-war-from-august-1914-to-november-1917.html ''With The Royal Garhwal Rifles In The Great War, From August 1914 To November 1917''] by  D. H. Drake-Brockman CMG 1933</ref>
*''18th Royal Garhwal Rifles‬: ‪Register of Casualties, World War II‬'' by A Nath ‪Himalayan Institute‬, 1992
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garhwal_Rifles The Garhwal Rifles] Wikipedia<br>[http://uttarakhand.prayaga.org/rifles.html Garhwal Rifles in WWI] uttarakhand.prayaga.org,<br>[http://www.indiapicks.com/stamps/Forces/1245_Garhwal_Rifles.htm Garhwal Rifles] indiapicks.com
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/39th_Garhwal_Rifles 39th Garhwal Rifles] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/18th_Royal_Garhwal_Rifles 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garhwal_Rifles The Garhwal Rifles] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/39thgarhwalis.htm  39th Garhwal Rifles] britishempire.co.uk
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080723072346/http://uttarakhand.prayaga.org/rifles.html Garhwal Rifles in WWI] uttarakhand.prayaga.org, now an archived webpage<br>
*[http://www.indiapicks.com/stamps/Forces/1245_Garhwal_Rifles.htm Garhwal Rifles] indiapicks.com
*[http://www.oocities.org/shivajithapliyal/garhwal_rifles.htm Garhwal Rifles] oocities.org
 
== References ==
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
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Revision as of 07:36, 26 February 2014

Known as The Garhwal Rifles

History

  • 1887 raised as the 2nd Battalion, 3rd (Kumaon) Gurkha Regiment
  • 1891 became 39th (The Garhwal Rifles) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
  • 1901 amalgamated with the 49th (Garhwal Rifles) Regiment of Bengal Infantry to become 1st Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles
  • 1921 became 39th Royal Garhwal Rifles
  • 1922 became 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Regimental Histories

The following histories are available at the British Library

  • Historical Record of the 39th Royal Garhwál Rifles by John Thorold Evatt 1923
  • Historical Record of the 39th (18th) Royal Garhwal Rifles.
    • Volume I 1882-1922‬ by H.C. James. "‪For private circulation‬", Dehra Dun 1923
    • Volume II 1923-1947 compiled by Sir Ralph B. Deedes. Dehra Dun 1962?
  • With The Royal Garhwal Rifles In The Great War, From August 1914 To November 1917 by D. H. Drake-Brockman CMG 1933. This book is the memoir of an officer serving with the 2nd Battalion on the western front, in which the regiment was the first regular Indian army force to see service in the trenches, fighting at Aubers RIdge, Festubert and Loos. [1]
  • 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles‬: ‪Register of Casualties, World War II‬ by A Nath ‪Himalayan Institute‬, 1992

External Links

References

  1. ↑ A reprint edition is available from Naval and Military Press With The Royal Garhwal Rifles In The Great War, From August 1914 To November 1917 by D. H. Drake-Brockman CMG 1933

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