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== Chronology ==
*'''1824''' raised as the 16th Sylhet Local Battalion
*'''1826''' became the 11th Sylhet Local (Light) Infantry
*'''1861''' became the 44th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1864''' renamed the 44th (Sylhet) Regiment of Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
*'''1885''' became the 44th (Sylhet) Regiment of Bengal (Light) Infantry
*'''1886''' became the 44th Regiment, Gurkha (Light) Infantry
*'''1891''' became the 44th Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
*'''1901''' became the '''44th Gurkha Rifles'''
*'''1903''' became the 8th Gurkha Rifles
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
== External Links ==
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TCvyed3WstwC&pg=PA6&dq=Early+Years&as_brr=3&ei=yITXSbzaEp3CMrS2zfwC#PPA7,M1 The Gurkha Rifles] from The Gurkha Rifles by J B R Nicholson & Michael Rolfe<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/8thgurkhas.htm 8th Gurkha Rifles] British Empire Website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Gurkha_Rifles 8 Gorkha Rifles] Wikipedia
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
