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[[Category:Bombay Infantry Regiments]]
Known as the '''9th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br>
Known as the '''109th Infantry''' in the Indian Army
 
== Chronology ==
*'''1788''' formed as 5th Battalion Bombay Sepoys
*'''1796''' became 2nd Battalion 1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became '''9th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry'''
*'''1885''' became 9th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
*'''1901''' became 9th Bombay Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''109th Infantry'''
*'''1922''' became 4th Battalion [[4th Bombay Grenadiers]]
*'''1930''' disbanded
 
== External Links ==
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/109thinf.htm 109th Infantry] British Empire website<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/109th_Infantry 109th Infantry] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4th_Bombay_Grenadiers  4th Bombay Grenadiers] Wikipedia
*[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
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140808040827/http://www.js-ww1.bham.ac.uk/articles/issue3_Connelly.pdf  "The British Campaign in Aden, 1914-1918"] by Mark Connelly ''Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies Vol. 1, No. 3, 2005''. pages 65-96, now an archived web page. Includes brief mention of the 109/Infantry
*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/530822.html "Military Operations in Aden 1914-1915"] by Harry Fecitt, from [http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/home.html Harry’s Sideshows] kaiserscross.com. Includes mention of the  109th Infantry.
==== Historical books on-line ====
*''Lists of the officers of His Majesty's and the Hon. Company's troops serving under the Presidency of Bombay'' from Adjutant General's Office January 1st 1798 [http://books.google.com/books?id=j0MIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR16&dq=Lists+of+the+officers+of+His+Majesty's,+and+the+Hon.+Company's+troops++75th+Highland+Regiment&hl=en&ei=yowkTY7-F4qWhQe855HUAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false 2nd Battalion 1st Regiment Officers' muster roll in Malabar] Google Books
 
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 08:23, 30 May 2016

Known as the 9th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as the 109th Infantry in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1788 formed as 5th Battalion Bombay Sepoys
  • 1796 became 2nd Battalion 1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 9th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 9th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
  • 1901 became 9th Bombay Infantry
  • 1903 became 109th Infantry
  • 1922 became 4th Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers
  • 1930 disbanded

External Links

Historical books on-line