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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

External Links

102nd Grenadiers British Empire website
The Grenadiers Wikipedia