121st Pioneers: Difference between revisions

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1777 raised as the Marine Battalion
1818 became the 1st (Marine) Battalion, 11th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
1824 became The Marine Battalion, Bombay Native Infantry
1861 became the 21st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (The Marine Battalion)
1885 became the 21st Regiment of Bombay Infantry (The Marine Battalion)
1901 became the 21st Bombay Infantry (The Marine Battalion)
1903 became 121st Pioneers
1922 became 10th (Marine)/2nd Bombay Pioneers
1929 became The Corps of Bombay Pioneers
1933 disbanded

History Of The Bombay Pioneers 1777-1933 by Lieut. Colonel W B P Tugwell 1938 may be read online on the Digital Library of India website. This book is also available in a reprint edition^[1]

↑ History Of The Bombay Pioneers 1777-1933 by Lieut. Colonel W B P Tugwell 1938 Naval and Military Press reprint (retrieved 29 April 2014)

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 *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/121stpioneers.htm 121st Pioneers] British Empire website<br>
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Bombay_Pioneers 2nd Bombay Pioneers] Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
+===Historical books online===
+*''History Of The Bombay Pioneers 1777-1933'' by Lieut. Colonel W B P Tugwell 1938 may be read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. This book is also available in a reprint edition<ref>[http://www.naval-military-press.com/history-of-the-bombay_pioneers.html ''History Of The Bombay Pioneers 1777-1933''] by Lieut. Colonel W B P Tugwell 1938 Naval and Military Press reprint (retrieved 29 April 2014)</ref>
+== References ==
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