102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers

Known as The 2nd Bombay Grenadiers

Chronology

• 1796 raised as the13th Battalion, Bombay Native Infantry
• 1797 became the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry
• 1798 became the 2nd Battalion, 1st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
• 1818 became the 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
• 1824 became the 2nd or Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
• 1876 became the 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Grenadiers)
• 1885 became the 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry (Grenadiers)
• 1903 became the 102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers
• 1906 became the 102nd King Edward's Own Grenadiers
• 1922 became the 2nd Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition

External Links

102nd Grenadiers British Empire website
The Grenadiers Wikipedia