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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/9thgurkhas.htm 9th Gurkha Rifles] British Empire website<br> | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/9thgurkhas.htm 9th Gurkha Rifles] British Empire website<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_Gorkha_Rifles 9 Gorkha Rifles] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_Gorkha_Rifles 9 Gorkha Rifles] Wikipedia | ||
*Great War Forum [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=200250&hl= thread] about Lieutenant Richard Crawhall Walton 1st Bn. 9th Gurkha Rifles, killed in action near La Bassée, France on the 7th November, 1914, and buried near Neuve Chapelle. | |||
*Listen to the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80017777 1998 interview with Percival Scott Leathart], British officer served with 3/9th Gurkha Rifles in Waziristan, India, Arakan, Burma, during Second Chindit Expedition in Burma and in Java, 1941-1946. Imperial War Museums. | *Listen to the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80017777 1998 interview with Percival Scott Leathart], British officer served with 3/9th Gurkha Rifles in Waziristan, India, Arakan, Burma, during Second Chindit Expedition in Burma and in Java, 1941-1946. Imperial War Museums. | ||
Revision as of 06:25, 1 November 2013
Refer to general article Gurkha Rifles
Chronology
- 1817 raised as the Fatagarh Levy
- 1819 renamed the Mainpuri Levy
- 1861 became 63rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885 became 9th Regiment of Bengal Infantry
- 1894 renamed the 9th (Gurkha Rifle) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became the 9th (Gurkha Rifle) Bengal Infantry
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
- 1950 became 9 Gorkha Rifles
External Links
- 9th Gurkha Rifles British Empire website
- 9 Gorkha Rifles Wikipedia
- Great War Forum thread about Lieutenant Richard Crawhall Walton 1st Bn. 9th Gurkha Rifles, killed in action near La Bassée, France on the 7th November, 1914, and buried near Neuve Chapelle.
- Listen to the 1998 interview with Percival Scott Leathart, British officer served with 3/9th Gurkha Rifles in Waziristan, India, Arakan, Burma, during Second Chindit Expedition in Burma and in Java, 1941-1946. Imperial War Museums.