Difference between revisions of "2nd Gurkha Rifles"

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2nd Gurkha Rifles

2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Regiment)

2nd Gurkha Rifles British Empire website
Sirmoor Rifles Wikipedia

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-'''Also known as The Sirmoor Rifles'''
+'''2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Regiment)'''<br>
-== Chronology ==
-*'''1815''' raised as Sirmoor Battalion by Lieutenant Frederick Young
+See details under [[17th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry]]
-*'''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
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 [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
-[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]