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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/2ndgurkhas.htm 2nd Gurkha Rifles] British Empire website<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/2ndgurkhas.htm 2nd Gurkha Rifles] British Empire website<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_King_Edward_VII's_Own_Gurkha_Rifles_(The_Sirmoor_Rifles) Sirmoor Rifles] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_King_Edward_VII's_Own_Gurkha_Rifles_(The_Sirmoor_Rifles) Sirmoor Rifles] Wikipedia
*WW2Talk thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/27367-32-gurkhas-in-the-arakan/ 3/2 Gurkhas in the Arakan]
*2nd Gurkhas, Delhi, 1857<ref>[http://torabladesforum.co.uk/2nd-gurkhas-delhi-1857_topic2461.html 2nd Gurkhas, Delhi, 1857] Tora Blades Forum</ref>
*WW2Talk thread  3/2 Gurkhas in the Arakan<ref>WW2Talk thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/27367-32-gurkhas-in-the-arakan/ 3/2 Gurkhas in the Arakan]</ref>
*Listen to the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80012137 1992 interview with Harold Douglas James] British officer served with 3/2nd Bn Gurkha Rifles with 3 Column 77 Bde during First Chindit Expedition in Burma, 1943 Imperial War Museums
*Listen to the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80012137 1992 interview with Harold Douglas James] British officer served with 3/2nd Bn Gurkha Rifles with 3 Column 77 Bde during First Chindit Expedition in Burma, 1943 Imperial War Museums
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Revision as of 11:25, 20 February 2014

2nd Gurkha Rifles

Refer to general article Gurkha Rifles
Also known as The Sirmoor Rifles

Chronology

  • 1815 raised as Sirmoor Battalion by Lieutenant Frederick Young
  • 1823 became 8th (Sirmoor) Local Battalion
  • 1826 became 6th (Sirmoor) Battalion
  • 1850 became Sirmoor Battalion
  • 1858 became Sirmoor Rifle Regiment
  • 1861 became 17th Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1864 became 2nd Gurkha (Sirmoor Rifles) Regiment
  • 1876 became 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha Regiment (The Sirmoor Rifles)
  • 1901 became 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Regiment)
  • 1936 became King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles
  • 1947 on Partition allocated to India

External Links

References

  1. 2nd Gurkhas, Delhi, 1857 Tora Blades Forum
  2. WW2Talk thread 3/2 Gurkhas in the Arakan