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*'''1885''' raised 24th July<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | *'''1885''' raised 24th July<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | ||
*'''1890''' redesignated [[Dehra Dun]] Mounted Rifles, 23rd May<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | *'''1890''' redesignated [[Dehra Dun]] Mounted Rifles, 23rd May<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | ||
*'''1909''' amalgamated with the Mounted Troop of the [[Naini Tal Volunteer Rifles]] to form the [[United Provinces Horse (Northern Regiment)|United Provinces 2nd (Northern) Regiment]].<ref>[http://www.dnw.co.uk/medals/auctionarchive/searchcataloguearchive/itemdetail.lasso?itemid=68451 A description of the Volunteer Force Long Service (India & the Colonies), G.V.R. awarded to Major J. W. G. Ouseley, U.P. Horse 2d Regt.] www.dnw.co.uk </ref> | |||
*'''1917''' redesignated as the 8th (Northern Regiment) United Provinces Horse | |||
*'''1920''' redesignated as the United Provinces Horse (Northern Regiment).<ref>Snippet Google Books [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ER3zAAAAMAAJ&q=%22The+United+Provinces+Horse+(+Northern+Regiment)+%22&dq=%22The+United+Provinces+Horse+(+Northern+Regiment)+%22&hl=en&ei=0J-lTcPvIYGEvgPf0ZWPCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y page 294 ''Military badges of the British Empire 1914-18''] by Reginald H. W. Cox</ref> | |||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
*'''Headquarters''' - [[Dehra Dun]] | *'''Headquarters''' - [[Dehra Dun]] | ||
*'''Uniform''' - Khaki drill<ref name=IAL /> | *'''Uniform''' - Khaki drill<ref name=IAL /> | ||
*This [http://archive.org/stream/catalogueofphoto00forerich#page/244/mode/2up link]<ref>Page 244 ''Catalogue of the photographic collection at the Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India.(Up to date 1st November 1911) Comp. in the office of the sylviculturist''. 1912 Archive.org</ref> appears to indicate that (some) members of the Dehra Dun Mounted Rifles c 1900 were connected with the Forest Research Institute and College, Dehra Dun | |||
*A [http://www.goldenagebuttons.co.uk/lists/Military%20-%20Indian.htm description] of a uniform button is: Dehra Dun Mounted Rifles. Crossed rifles below horse's head on torse (goldenagebuttons.co.uk) | |||
===Detached companies=== | ===Detached companies=== | ||
In 1901:<ref name=IAL /> | In 1901:<ref name=IAL /> | ||
*[[Chakrata]] | *[[Chakrata]] | ||
==External links== | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:53, 26 June 2012
The Dehra Dun Mounted Rifles were an auxiliary regiment under the Bengal command.
Chronology
- 1885 raised 24th July[1]
- 1890 redesignated Dehra Dun Mounted Rifles, 23rd May[2]
- 1909 amalgamated with the Mounted Troop of the Naini Tal Volunteer Rifles to form the United Provinces 2nd (Northern) Regiment.[3]
- 1917 redesignated as the 8th (Northern Regiment) United Provinces Horse
- 1920 redesignated as the United Provinces Horse (Northern Regiment).[4]
Details
- This link[5] appears to indicate that (some) members of the Dehra Dun Mounted Rifles c 1900 were connected with the Forest Research Institute and College, Dehra Dun
- A description of a uniform button is: Dehra Dun Mounted Rifles. Crossed rifles below horse's head on torse (goldenagebuttons.co.uk)
Detached companies
In 1901:[1]
External links
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Indian Army List 1st Sept 1901
- ↑ Jackson, Major Donovan India's Army (1940)
- ↑ A description of the Volunteer Force Long Service (India & the Colonies), G.V.R. awarded to Major J. W. G. Ouseley, U.P. Horse 2d Regt. www.dnw.co.uk
- ↑ Snippet Google Books page 294 Military badges of the British Empire 1914-18 by Reginald H. W. Cox
- ↑ Page 244 Catalogue of the photographic collection at the Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India.(Up to date 1st November 1911) Comp. in the office of the sylviculturist. 1912 Archive.org