2nd Gurkha Rifles: Difference between revisions

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Also known as The Sirmoor Rifles

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 2nd, 6th, 7th & 10th Battalions allocated to Britain, the rest to India

2nd Gurkha Rifles British Empire website
Sirmoor Rifles Wikipedia

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+[[Image:2nd Gurkha Rifles.jpg|right|350px|thumb|2nd Gurkha Rifles]]
+'''Also known as The Sirmoor 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 2nd, 6th, 7th & 10th Battalions allocated to Britain, the rest to India
+== External Links ==
+[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
 [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
-[[Image:2nd Gurkha Rifles.jpg|right|350px|thumb|2nd Gurkha Rifles]]
+[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]