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*'''1945''' became 4th (Outram's) Battalion Rajputana Rifles | *'''1945''' became 4th (Outram's) Battalion Rajputana Rifles | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
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| + | ==Second World War== | ||
| + | 4/6th Rajputana Rifles was part of the 5th Indian Infantry Brigade 23/9/39 - 8/7/43. The 5th Indian Infantry Brigade was raised at Jhansi on 23 September 1939 from 9th (Jhansi) Brigade.The movements of the Brigade were as follows | ||
| + | :India 23/9/39 - 23/9/39 | ||
| + | :At sea 23/9/39 - 3/10/39 | ||
| + | :Egypt 3/10/39 - 21/12/40 | ||
| + | :Sudan and East Africa 21/12/40 - 13/4/41 | ||
| + | :Egypt 13/4/41 - 8/6/41 | ||
| + | :Syria 8/6/41 - 10/41 | ||
| + | :Egypt and Libya 10/41 - 4/42 | ||
| + | :Palestine 4/42 - 10/6/42 | ||
| + | :Egypt 10/6/42 - 1/1/43 | ||
| + | :Cyrenaica 1/1/43 - 13/3/43 | ||
| + | :Tripolitania 13/3/43 - 16/3/43 | ||
| + | :Tunisia 16/3/43 - 6/7/43<ref>WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/52381-46-rajputana-rifles/ 4/6 Rajputana Rifles] reply by 'dryan67'</ref> | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/123rdoutram.htm 123rd Outram's Rifles] British Empire website<br> | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/123rdoutram.htm 123rd Outram's Rifles] British Empire website<br> | ||
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/123rd_Outram%27s_Rifles 123rd Outram's Rifles] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/123rd_Outram%27s_Rifles 123rd Outram's Rifles] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Rajputana_Rifles 6th Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Rajputana_Rifles 6th Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia | ||
| + | *[http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/MONITOR/ISSUE5-1/subra.html The Rajputana Rifles] by L. N. Subramanian. bharat-rakshak.com | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 02:00, 9 March 2014
Known as the 23rd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 123rd Outram's Rifles in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1820 formed as 1st Battalion, 12th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1824 became 23rd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1841 became 23rd Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Light)
- 1889 became 23rd Regiment (2nd Battalion Rifle Regiment) of Bombay Infantry
- 1901 became 23rd Bombay Rifles
- 1903 became 123rd Outram's Rifles
- 1922 amalgamated with five other regiments, including the 125th Napier's Rifles, to become the 4th Battalion (Outram's) 6th Rajputana Rifles
- 1945 became 4th (Outram's) Battalion Rajputana Rifles
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Second World War
4/6th Rajputana Rifles was part of the 5th Indian Infantry Brigade 23/9/39 - 8/7/43. The 5th Indian Infantry Brigade was raised at Jhansi on 23 September 1939 from 9th (Jhansi) Brigade.The movements of the Brigade were as follows
- India 23/9/39 - 23/9/39
- At sea 23/9/39 - 3/10/39
- Egypt 3/10/39 - 21/12/40
- Sudan and East Africa 21/12/40 - 13/4/41
- Egypt 13/4/41 - 8/6/41
- Syria 8/6/41 - 10/41
- Egypt and Libya 10/41 - 4/42
- Palestine 4/42 - 10/6/42
- Egypt 10/6/42 - 1/1/43
- Cyrenaica 1/1/43 - 13/3/43
- Tripolitania 13/3/43 - 16/3/43
- Tunisia 16/3/43 - 6/7/43[1]
External Links
- 123rd Outram's Rifles British Empire website
- Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
- 123rd Outram's Rifles Wikipedia
- 6th Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
- The Rajputana Rifles by L. N. Subramanian. bharat-rakshak.com
References
- ↑ WW2Talk Forum thread 4/6 Rajputana Rifles reply by 'dryan67'
