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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/2ndgurkhas.htm 2nd Gurkha Rifles] British Empire website<br> | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/2ndgurkhas.htm 2nd Gurkha Rifles] British Empire website<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_King_Edward_VII's_Own_Gurkha_Rifles_(The_Sirmoor_Rifles) Sirmoor Rifles] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_King_Edward_VII's_Own_Gurkha_Rifles_(The_Sirmoor_Rifles) Sirmoor Rifles] Wikipedia | ||
*WW2Talk thread 3/2 Gurkhas in the Arakan<ref>WW2Talk thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/27367-32-gurkhas-in-the-arakan/ 3/2 Gurkhas in the Arakan]</ref> | *WW2Talk thread 3/2 Gurkhas in the Arakan<ref>WW2Talk thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/27367-32-gurkhas-in-the-arakan/ 3/2 Gurkhas in the Arakan]</ref> | ||
*Listen to the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80012137 1992 interview with Harold Douglas James] British officer served with 3/2nd Bn Gurkha Rifles with 3 Column 77 Bde during First Chindit Expedition in Burma, 1943 Imperial War Museums | *Listen to the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80012137 1992 interview with Harold Douglas James] British officer served with 3/2nd Bn Gurkha Rifles with 3 Column 77 Bde during First Chindit Expedition in Burma, 1943 Imperial War Museums | ||
Revision as of 12:38, 26 August 2015
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
- 2nd Gurkha Rifles British Empire website
- Sirmoor Rifles Wikipedia
- WW2Talk thread 3/2 Gurkhas in the Arakan[1]
- Listen to the 1992 interview with Harold Douglas James British officer served with 3/2nd Bn Gurkha Rifles with 3 Column 77 Bde during First Chindit Expedition in Burma, 1943 Imperial War Museums
Historical books online
- History of the 2nd King Edward's Own Goorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) by Colonel L W Shakespear 2nd KEO Goorkha Rifles. Volume I from 1815 published 1912. Volume II 1911-1921. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Volume III is for the period 1921-1948.
References
- ↑ WW2Talk thread 3/2 Gurkhas in the Arakan