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*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition


== External Links ==
==Second World War==
5/6th Rajputana Rifles were at Nasik, India in April 1945, and  Java from October 1945 to July 1946 approximately.<ref>
JITTER PARTY. [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/imh-shillong-57-igh-23-iccs.73860/#post-793122 IMH (Shillong), 57 IGH, 23 ICCS] ''WW2Talk Forum''  5 July  2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.</ref>
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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/125thnapiers.htm 125th Napiers Rifles] British Empire website<br>
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/125th_Napier%27s_Rifles 125th Napier's Rifles] Wikipedia<br>
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===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433066594338?urlappend=%3Bseq=17 ''Tiger-shooting in India; being an account of hunting experiences on foot in Rajpootana, during the hot seasons, from 1850 to 1854''] by William Rice, Lieutenant 25th Regiment Bombay N I. 1857 Hathi Trust Digital Library.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433066594338?urlappend=%3Bseq=17 ''Tiger-shooting in India; being an account of hunting experiences on foot in Rajpootana, during the hot seasons, from 1850 to 1854''] by William Rice, Lieutenant 25th Regiment Bombay N I. 1857 Hathi Trust Digital Library.
 
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Revision as of 06:04, 18 August 2018

125th Napier Rifles
From a painting by Major A.C. Lovett

Known as 25th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 125th Napier's Rifles in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1820 raised as the 1st Extra Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry out of the Poona Auxiliary Force
  • 1826 became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Native (Light) Infantry
  • 1861 became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Light Infantry
  • 1889 became the 25th Regiment (3rd Battalion Rifle Regiment) of Bombay Infantry
  • 1901 became the 25th Bombay Rifles
  • 1903 became the 125th Napier's Rifles
  • 1922 amalgamated with 104th Wellesley’s Rifles, 120th Rajputana Infantry, 122nd Rajputana Infantry and 123rd Outram's Rifles to become the 5th Battalion (Napier's) 6th Rajputana Rifles
  • 1945 became 5th Battalion Rajputana Rifles
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Second World War

5/6th Rajputana Rifles were at Nasik, India in April 1945, and Java from October 1945 to July 1946 approximately.[1]

External links

Historical books online

References

  1. JITTER PARTY. IMH (Shillong), 57 IGH, 23 ICCS WW2Talk Forum 5 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.