44th Gurkha Rifles

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Chronology

  • 1824 raised as the 16th Sylhet Local Battalion
  • 1826 became the 11th Sylhet Local (Light) Infantry
  • 1861 became the 44th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1864 renamed the 44th (Sylhet) Regiment of Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
  • 1885 became the 44th (Sylhet) Regiment of Bengal (Light) Infantry
  • 1886 became the 44th Regiment, Gurkha (Light) Infantry
  • 1891 became the 44th Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
  • 1901 became the 44th Gurkha Rifles
  • 1903 became the 8th Gurkha Rifles
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

External Links

The Gurkha Rifles from The Gurkha Rifles by J B R Nicholson & Michael Rolfe
8th Gurkha Rifles British Empire Website
8 Gorkha Rifles Wikipedia

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