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*''The Telegraph'' [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/gurkha-obituaries/1565768/Major-General-Derek-Horsford.html Obituary of Major-General Derek Horsford] (1917-2007). He was commissioned into the 8th Gurkha Rifles and joined the 1st Battalion at Quetta in 1938, and was promoted to command the 4th Battalion 1st Gurkha Rifles in 1944 at Kohima in the Burma campaign. | *''The Telegraph'' [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/gurkha-obituaries/1565768/Major-General-Derek-Horsford.html Obituary of Major-General Derek Horsford] (1917-2007). He was commissioned into the 8th Gurkha Rifles and joined the 1st Battalion at Quetta in 1938, and was promoted to command the 4th Battalion 1st Gurkha Rifles in 1944 at Kohima in the Burma campaign. | ||
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10380829/Major-Rex-Carr.html Obituary: Major Rex Carr] (1922-2013) 15 October 2013 ''The Telegraph''. In 1944 he joined the 4th Battalion 1st King George V’s Own Gurkha Rifles (4/1 GR) and took part in the Battle of Kohima as a company commander. After Indian Independence he joined the 2nd Battalion [[7th Gurkha Rifles]] (2/7 GR) and accompanied the battalion to Malaya. He was subsequently awarded two Military Crosses for operations in the Malayan jungle. | *[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10380829/Major-Rex-Carr.html Obituary: Major Rex Carr] (1922-2013) 15 October 2013 ''The Telegraph''. In 1944 he joined the 4th Battalion 1st King George V’s Own Gurkha Rifles (4/1 GR) and took part in the Battle of Kohima as a company commander. After Indian Independence he joined the 2nd Battalion [[7th Gurkha Rifles]] (2/7 GR) and accompanied the battalion to Malaya. He was subsequently awarded two Military Crosses for operations in the Malayan jungle. | ||
*[http://www.koi-hai.com/Default.aspx?id=490750 Last Days of the Raj] by Duncan Allan. Scroll down to the post dated September 17 2012. | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20131116021153/http://www.koi-hai.com/Default.aspx?id=490750 Last Days of the Raj] by Duncan Allan. Scroll down to the post dated September 17 2012. The author was in the 2/1st Gurkha Rifles at the time of Partition and witnessed many dead bodies. Prior to this the regiment was part of the North West Frontier Reserve Brigade. He also mentions the regimental pipe band which played at weddings in [[Peshawar]]. Koi-Hai website. | ||
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Revision as of 11:00, 16 November 2013
Refer to general article Gurkha Rifles
Also known as The Malaun Regiment
Chronology
- 1815 raised as 1st Nasiri Battalion
- 1824 renamed 5th Local Battalion
- 1826 merged with 6th Local Battalion to become 4th Local Battalion
- 1849 66th Bengal Native Infantry mutinied and was disbanded
- 1850 took the title 66th (Goorkha Regiment) Bengal Native Infantry
- 1861 renamed the 1st Goorkha Regiment
- 1886 became the 1st Goorkha Light Infantry
- 1891 became the 1st Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment
- 1901 became the 1st Gurkha Rifles
- 1903 renamed the 1st Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
- 1906 renamed the 1st Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
- 1910 renamed the 1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
- 1937 became the 1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
- 1950 became 1 Gorkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment)
External Links
- Gorkha Regiments (India) Wikipedia
- 1st Gurkha Rifles Wikipedia
- 1st Gorkha Rifles from The Gurkhas by Mike Chappel & Martin Windrow
- The Gurkha Rifles from The Gurkha Rifles by J B R Nicholson & Michael Rolfe
- 1st Gurkha Rifles British Empire Website
- WW2Talk thread 1st Gurkha Rifles, mainly about the 3rd Battalion.
- The Telegraph Obituary of Major-General Derek Horsford (1917-2007). He was commissioned into the 8th Gurkha Rifles and joined the 1st Battalion at Quetta in 1938, and was promoted to command the 4th Battalion 1st Gurkha Rifles in 1944 at Kohima in the Burma campaign.
- Obituary: Major Rex Carr (1922-2013) 15 October 2013 The Telegraph. In 1944 he joined the 4th Battalion 1st King George V’s Own Gurkha Rifles (4/1 GR) and took part in the Battle of Kohima as a company commander. After Indian Independence he joined the 2nd Battalion 7th Gurkha Rifles (2/7 GR) and accompanied the battalion to Malaya. He was subsequently awarded two Military Crosses for operations in the Malayan jungle.
- Last Days of the Raj by Duncan Allan. Scroll down to the post dated September 17 2012. The author was in the 2/1st Gurkha Rifles at the time of Partition and witnessed many dead bodies. Prior to this the regiment was part of the North West Frontier Reserve Brigade. He also mentions the regimental pipe band which played at weddings in Peshawar. Koi-Hai website.