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Known as 30th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 30th Baluchis in the Indian Army
Also known as Jacob's Rifles.
Chronology
- 1858 raised by Major John Jacob as Jacob's Rifles
- 1861 became 30th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Jacob's Rifles)
- 1881 became 30th Bombay Native Infantry
- 1888 became 30th Bombay Infantry
- 1903 became 30th Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles)
- 1910 became 130th Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles)
- 1914-18 became 130th King George's Own Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles)
- Between World Wars became 130th King George's Own Baluchis - 5th Bn (King George's Own) (Jacobs Rifles) 10th Baluch Regiment.
- 1945 became The Baluch Regiment
- 1947 alloted to Pakistan
Memorials
- Names of 30th Bombay NI killed at Maiwand, 27 July 1880, a list of those killed at the Battle of Maiwand.
External Links
130th Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles) British Empire website
10th Baluch Regiment Defence Journal
10th Baluch Regiment Wikipedia
The Baloch Regiment Wikipedia