10th Gurkha Rifles
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Chronology
- 1890 formed as 1st Regiment of Burma Infantry by amalgamation of 10th Madras Infantry and The Kubo Valley Military Police Battalion
- 1890 became the 10th (Burma) Regiment of Madras Infantry
- 1891 became the 10th Regiment (1st Burma Battalion) of Madras Infantry
- 1892 became the 10th Regiment (1st Burma Rifles) of Madras Infantry
- 1895 became the 10th Regiment (1st Burma Gurkha Rifles) of Madras Infantry
- 1901 became the 10th Gurkha Rifles
- 1947 allocated to Britain on Partition
- 1948 became the 10th Gurkha Rifles, The Gurkha Regiment
- 1949 became the 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles
- 1990 united with 2nd King Edward VII’s Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles), 6th Queen Elizabeth’s Own Gurkha Rifles, and 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles, to form 3rd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles
External Links
10th Gurkha Rifles www.regiments.org
