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Known as the '''20th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br>
Known as '''120th Rajputana Infantry''' in the Indian Army
== Chronology ==
*'''1817''' formed as 2nd Battalion 10th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
*'''1824''' became '''20th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry'''
*'''1885''' became 20th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
*'''1901''' became 20th Bombay Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''120th Rajputana Infantry'''
*'''1922''' became 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Battalion [[6th Rajputana Rifles]]
*'''1945''' became 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Battalion  Rajputana Rifles
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
==Regimental histories==
*''The History of the 2/6th Rajputana Rifles - Prince of Wales's Own'' by H. G. Rawlinson. [With plates]. Published 1936. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01001795392
:Also available [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001628048 HathiTrust Digital Library] for those with University access.
*Also see [[6th Rajputana Rifles]] for further histories.
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/120th_Rajputana_Infantry 120th Rajputana Infantry] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/120thrajputana.htm 120th Rajputana Infantry] British Empire website<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Rajputana_Rifles 6th Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajputana_Rifles Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia
*Listen to the [https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80022187 1976 interview with Henry Hampton Rich] British officer served with 120th Rajputana Infantry in Mesopotamia, 1915-1916, including siege of Kut-el-Amara; POW in Turkey, 1916-1918.  Catalogue number 766. Imperial War Museums.
*[https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1966-02-37-1 Manuscript diary of Lieutenant Charles Mosse, 120th Rajputana Rifles between 16 July 1914 and 28 September 1915] in Mesopotamia, now Iraq. nam.ac.uk.
*[https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1966-02-99-1 Photograph: Captain Charles Mosse, 120th Rajputana Infantry, with his dog in Waziristan, 1920]. Includes details of WW1 service in Mesopotamia. [https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1966-02-99-2 Second photograph]  nam.ac.uk.
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Latest revision as of 01:05, 22 September 2020

Known as the 20th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 120th Rajputana Infantry in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1817 formed as 2nd Battalion 10th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 20th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 20th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
  • 1901 became 20th Bombay Infantry
  • 1903 became 120th Rajputana Infantry
  • 1922 became 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles
  • 1945 became 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Battalion Rajputana Rifles
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Regimental histories

  • The History of the 2/6th Rajputana Rifles - Prince of Wales's Own by H. G. Rawlinson. [With plates]. Published 1936. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795392
Also available HathiTrust Digital Library for those with University access.

External links

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