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Known as '''Napier's Rifles''' | [[Image:125th Napiers Rifles.jpg|350px|thumb|right|125th Napier Rifles<br>From a painting by Major A.C. Lovett]] | ||
Known as '''25th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br> | |||
Known as '''125th Napier's Rifles''' in the Indian Army | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1820''' | *'''1820''' raised as the 1st Extra Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry out of the Poona Auxiliary Force | ||
*'''1826''' became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry | *'''1826''' became the '''25th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry''' | ||
*'''1861''' became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry | *'''1861''' became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry | ||
*'''1889''' became the 25th Regiment (3rd Battalion Rifle Regiment) of Bombay Infantry | *'''1889''' became the 25th Regiment (3rd Battalion Rifle Regiment) of Bombay Infantry | ||
*'''1903''' became the 125th Napier's Rifles | *'''1901''' became the 25th Bombay Rifles | ||
*'''1922''' amalgamated with 104th | *'''1903''' became the '''125th Napier's Rifles''' | ||
*'''1922''' amalgamated with [[104th Wellesley’s Rifles]], [[120th Rajputana Infantry]], [[122nd Rajputana Infantry]] and [[123rd Outram's Rifles]] to become the 5th Battalion (Napier's) [[6th Rajputana Rifles]] | |||
*'''1945''' became 5th Battalion Rajputana Rifles | *'''1945''' became 5th Battalion Rajputana Rifles | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
== External | ==Regimental histories== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/125th_Napier%27s_Rifles 125th Napier's Rifles] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Rajputana_Rifles Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia | *''Napier's Rifles. The history of the 5th Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles'' by H. G. Rawlinson. [With plates] Published 1929. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01001795394 | ||
:Also available [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006553722 HathiTrust Digital Library] for those with University access. | |||
* Also see [[6th Rajputana Rifles]] for further histories. | |||
==Second World War== | |||
5/6th Rajputana Rifles were at Nasik, India in April 1945, and Java from October 1945 to July 1946 approximately.<ref> | |||
JITTER PARTY. [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/imh-shillong-57-igh-23-iccs.73860/#post-793122 IMH (Shillong), 57 IGH, 23 ICCS] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 5 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.</ref> | |||
== External links == | |||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/125thnapiers.htm 125th Napiers Rifles] British Empire website<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/125th_Napier%27s_Rifles 125th Napier's Rifles] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Rajputana_Rifles 6th Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Rajputana_Rifles Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433066594338?urlappend=%3Bseq=17 ''Tiger-shooting in India; being an account of hunting experiences on foot in Rajpootana, during the hot seasons, from 1850 to 1854''] by William Rice, Lieutenant 25th Regiment Bombay N I. 1857 Hathi Trust Digital Library. | |||
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Latest revision as of 00:49, 22 September 2020
From a painting by Major A.C. Lovett
Known as 25th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 125th Napier's Rifles in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1820 raised as the 1st Extra Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry out of the Poona Auxiliary Force
- 1826 became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry
- 1861 became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry
- 1889 became the 25th Regiment (3rd Battalion Rifle Regiment) of Bombay Infantry
- 1901 became the 25th Bombay Rifles
- 1903 became the 125th Napier's Rifles
- 1922 amalgamated with 104th Wellesley’s Rifles, 120th Rajputana Infantry, 122nd Rajputana Infantry and 123rd Outram's Rifles to become the 5th Battalion (Napier's) 6th Rajputana Rifles
- 1945 became 5th Battalion Rajputana Rifles
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Regimental histories
- Napier's Rifles. The history of the 5th Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles by H. G. Rawlinson. [With plates] Published 1929. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795394
- Also available HathiTrust Digital Library for those with University access.
- Also see 6th Rajputana Rifles for further histories.
Second World War
5/6th Rajputana Rifles were at Nasik, India in April 1945, and Java from October 1945 to July 1946 approximately.[1]
External links
- 125th Napiers Rifles British Empire website
- 125th Napier's Rifles Wikipedia
- 6th Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
- Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
Historical books online
- Tiger-shooting in India; being an account of hunting experiences on foot in Rajpootana, during the hot seasons, from 1850 to 1854 by William Rice, Lieutenant 25th Regiment Bombay N I. 1857 Hathi Trust Digital Library.
References
- ↑ JITTER PARTY. IMH (Shillong), 57 IGH, 23 ICCS WW2Talk Forum 5 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.