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Known as ''' | Known as '''2nd or Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br> | ||
Known as '''102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers''' in the Indian Army | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1796''' raised as | *'''1796''' raised as the 13th Battalion, Bombay Native Infantry | ||
*'''1797''' became the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry | *'''1797''' became the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry | ||
*'''1798''' became the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry | *'''1798''' became the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry | ||
*'''1818''' became the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry | *'''1818''' became the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry | ||
*'''1824''' became the 2nd or Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry | *'''1824''' became the '''2nd or Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry''' | ||
*'''1876''' became the 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Grenadiers) | *'''1876''' became the 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Grenadiers) | ||
*'''1885''' became the | *'''1885''' became the 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Grenadiers) | ||
*'''1903''' became the 102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers | *'''1903''' became the '''102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers''' | ||
*'''1906''' became the 102nd King Edward's Own Grenadiers | *'''1906''' became the 102nd King Edward's Own Grenadiers | ||
*'''1922''' became the 2nd Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers | *'''1922''' became the 2nd Battalion [[4th Bombay Grenadiers]] | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
==British Library holdings== | |||
*''Historical record of the Second, or The Prince of Wales’ Own Grenadier Regiment, Bombay Native Infantry'' compiled by Stanley Edwardes. 1878. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01007253768 . "Compiled partly from the Record book and other documents in the possession of the regiment, and partly from diaries and memoirs of officers." | |||
*''2nd Battalion, 4th Bombay Grenadiers, King Edward’s Own, formerly the 102nd King Edward’s Own Grenadiers. Historical record of the regiment, 1796-1933''. New edition by Major J. T. Gorman 1933. Now available online, see below. | |||
*''The Grenadiers : a Tradition of Valour'' by Col. R.D. Palsokar. Jabalpur : Grenadiers Regimental Centre, [1980]. Available at the BL UIN: BLL01011840970. For more details see [[4th Bombay Grenadiers]]. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/102ndgrenadiers.htm 102nd Grenadiers] British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grenadiers The Grenadiers] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/102nd_Prince_of_Wales%27s_Own_Grenadiers 102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/102ndgrenadiers.htm 102nd Grenadiers] British Empire website<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grenadiers The Grenadiers] Wikipedia<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Bombay_Grenadiers 4th Bombay Grenadiers] Wikipedia | |||
*[http://www.myjacobfamily.com/favershamjacobs/sirgeorgelegrandjacob.htm Major-General Sir George Legrand Jacob KCSI, CB] (www.myjacobfamily.com) was posted to the 2nd or Grenadier Regiment Bombay Native Infantry (later Prince of Wales's Own) as ensign on 9th June 1821. | |||
*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/462522.html Aden 1901-04: Fighting in the Aden Hinterland. Delineating an international boundary] by Harry Fecitt from Harry’s Sideshows. kaiserscross.com. | |||
*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/422101.html Military Operations in Muscat October 1914 to January 1915] from [http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/home.html Harry’s Sideshows] by Harry Fecitt (kaiserscross.com) | |||
*Details of [http://www.colonialfilm.org.uk/node/3213 1930 film without titles shot by Captain Ronald Reed of 2nd Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers (King Edward's Own) of Indian Army]. Records military and off-duty scenes of an Indian Army regiment at the start of Gandhi's campaign of civil disobedience colonialfilm.org.uk | |||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xLrTzZd0j1kC&lpg=PA75&ots=bMivCc4XVo&pg=PA75 Page 75] ''Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army'' by Gautam Sharma Google Books | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[https://archive.org/details/2ndbatt4thbombaygrenadiers/page/n9/mode/2up ''2nd Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers (King Edward's Own) formerly the 102nd King Edward's Own Grenadiers. Historical Record of the Regiment, 1796-1933''] by Major J T Gorman 1933 Archive.org | |||
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:48, 24 August 2024
Known as 2nd or Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1796 raised as the 13th Battalion, Bombay Native Infantry
- 1797 became the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry
- 1798 became the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1818 became the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 2nd or Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1876 became the 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Grenadiers)
- 1885 became the 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Grenadiers)
- 1903 became the 102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers
- 1906 became the 102nd King Edward's Own Grenadiers
- 1922 became the 2nd Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
British Library holdings
- Historical record of the Second, or The Prince of Wales’ Own Grenadier Regiment, Bombay Native Infantry compiled by Stanley Edwardes. 1878. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01007253768 . "Compiled partly from the Record book and other documents in the possession of the regiment, and partly from diaries and memoirs of officers."
- 2nd Battalion, 4th Bombay Grenadiers, King Edward’s Own, formerly the 102nd King Edward’s Own Grenadiers. Historical record of the regiment, 1796-1933. New edition by Major J. T. Gorman 1933. Now available online, see below.
- The Grenadiers : a Tradition of Valour by Col. R.D. Palsokar. Jabalpur : Grenadiers Regimental Centre, [1980]. Available at the BL UIN: BLL01011840970. For more details see 4th Bombay Grenadiers.
External Links
- 102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers Wikipedia
- 102nd Grenadiers British Empire website
- The Grenadiers Wikipedia
- 4th Bombay Grenadiers Wikipedia
- Major-General Sir George Legrand Jacob KCSI, CB (www.myjacobfamily.com) was posted to the 2nd or Grenadier Regiment Bombay Native Infantry (later Prince of Wales's Own) as ensign on 9th June 1821.
- Aden 1901-04: Fighting in the Aden Hinterland. Delineating an international boundary by Harry Fecitt from Harry’s Sideshows. kaiserscross.com.
- Military Operations in Muscat October 1914 to January 1915 from Harry’s Sideshows by Harry Fecitt (kaiserscross.com)
- Details of 1930 film without titles shot by Captain Ronald Reed of 2nd Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers (King Edward's Own) of Indian Army. Records military and off-duty scenes of an Indian Army regiment at the start of Gandhi's campaign of civil disobedience colonialfilm.org.uk
- Page 75 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books