125th Napier's Rifles

Known as Napier's Rifles

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

Chronology

• 1820 raised in 1820 as the 1st Extra Battalion of Bombay Native Infantry out of the Poona Auxiliary Force
• 1826 became the 25th Regiment of Bombay Native 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 Regiment (3rd Battalion Rifle Regiment) of Bombay Infantry
• 1903 became the 25th Bombay 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

External Links

125th Napiers Rifles British Empire website
125th Napier's Rifles Wikipedia
Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia