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Refer to general article''' [[Gurkha Rifles]]'''<br />
Refer to general article''' [[Gurkha Rifles]]'''<br />
Also known as '''The Sirmoor Rifles'''
Also known as '''The Sirmoor Rifles''' or '''Sirmur Rifles'''
== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1815''' raised as Sirmoor Battalion by Lieutenant Frederick Young
*'''1815''' raised as Sirmoor Battalion by Lieutenant Frederick Young

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2nd Gurkha Rifles

Refer to general article Gurkha Rifles
Also known as The Sirmoor Rifles or Sirmur Rifles

Chronology

  • 1815 raised as Sirmoor Battalion by Lieutenant Frederick Young
  • 1823 became 8th (Sirmoor) Local Battalion
  • 1826 became 6th (Sirmoor) Battalion
  • 1850 became Sirmoor Battalion
  • 1858 became Sirmoor Rifle Regiment
  • 1861 became 17th Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1864 became 2nd Gurkha (Sirmoor Rifles) Regiment
  • 1876 became 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha Regiment (The Sirmoor Rifles)
  • 1901 became 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Regiment)
  • 1936 became King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles
  • 1947 on Partition allocated to India

External Links

References

  1. 2nd Gurkhas, Delhi, 1857 Tora Blades Forum
  2. WW2Talk thread 3/2 Gurkhas in the Arakan