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'''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]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
[[ | [[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 08:30, 27 March 2009
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
2nd Gurkha Rifles British Empire website
Sirmoor Rifles Wikipedia