Derajat Mountain Battery

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Chronology

  • 1849 raised as the No 2 Horse Light Field Battery, Punjab Irregular Force at Dera Ghazi Khan from disbanded Sikh artillerymen following the 2nd Sikh War
  • 1876 became the 2nd Derajat Mountain Battery
  • 1903 became the 22nd Derajat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force)
  • 1920 became the 22nd Derajat Pack Battery (Frontier Force)
  • 1921 became the 102nd (Derajat) Pack Battery
  • 1922 became the 102nd (Derajat) Pack Battery (Frontier Force)
  • 1924 became part of the Royal Regiment of Artillery as the 102nd (Derajat) Pack Battery R.A. (F.F.)
  • 1927 became the 2nd (Derajat) Indian Mountain Battery, R.A. (F.F.)
  • 1928 became the 2nd (Derajat) Mountain Battery, R.A. (F.F.)
  • 1939 became the 2nd Derajat Mountain Battery F.F.
  • 1947 allocated to India

External Links

22nd Derajat Mountain Battery (Frontier Force) Wikipedia
Indian Army Mountain Artillery www.king-emperor.com

Recommended Reading

Historical Record of 22nd Derajat Pack Battery Frontier Force by ANON ANON Naval & Military Press Ltd May 2005 ISBN 1845741587 ISBN 978-1845741587