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*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
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Known as the 23rd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 123rd Outram's Rifles in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1820 formed as 1st Battalion, 12th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 23rd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1841 became 23rd Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Light)
  • 1889 became 23rd Regiment (2nd Battalion Rifle Regiment) of Bombay Infantry
  • 1901 became 23rd Bombay Rifles
  • 1903 became 123rd Outram's Rifles
  • 1922 amalgamated with five other regiments, including the 125th Napier's Rifles, to become the 4th Battalion (Outram's) 6th Rajputana Rifles
  • 1945 became 4th (Outram's) Battalion Rajputana Rifles
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

External Links

123rd Outram's Rifles British Empire website
Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
123rd Outram's Rifles Wikipedia