105th Mahratta Light Infantry

Known as the 5th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as the 105th Mahratta Light Infantry in the Indian Army

Chronology

• 1788 formed as 3rd Battalion Bombay Sepoys and known as the Kali Panchin (Black Fifth)
• 1796 became 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
• 1824 became 5th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
• 1841 became 5th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry
• 1885 became 5th Regiment of Bombay (Light) Infantry
• 1901 became 5th Bombay Light Infantry
• 1903 became 105th Mahratta Light Infantry
• 1922 became 2nd Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
• 1945 became 2nd Battalion Mahratta Light Infantry
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition

First World War

The 105th was at Poona in 1914 with a detachment at Satara. During the First World War the 105th served in India, Mesopotamia and Palestine but it did not leave India until August 1916, having spent the first two years of the war on railway defence duties in India.

External Links

• Kali Panchwin Wikipedia
  
• 105th Mahratta Light Infantry Wikipedia
  
• 105th Mahratta Light Infantry British Empire website
  
• 5th Mahratta Light Infantry Wikipedia
• Aden 1901-04: Fighting in the Aden Hinterland. Delineating an international boundary by Harry Fecitt from Harry’s Sideshows.kaiserscross.com. The force included men from the 5th Bombay Light Infantry

Historical books on-line

• Lists of the officers of His Majesty's and the Hon. Company's troops serving under the Presidency of Bombay from Adjutant General's Office January 1st 1798 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment Officers' muster roll in Malabar Google Books
• A Famous Indian Regiment. The Kali Panchwin 2/5th [formerly the 105th] Mahratta Light Infantry 1768-1923 by Sir Reginald Hennell. 1927 is available as a pdf download, Digital Library of India
• Valour Enshrined Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Full title: Valour enshrined. A history of the Maratha Light Infantry, 1768-1947 by M.G. Abhyankar [Volume1], published 1971. (There was a second volume published, by C.L. Proudfoot in 1980, covering the period 1947-1979). The DLI file appears to be a reprint edition which advises first published 1960, but this date is not correct for this book.