125th Napier's Rifles

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

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

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

Regimental histories

• Napier's Rifles. The history of the 5th Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles by H. G. Rawlinson. [With plates] Published 1929. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795394

Also available HathiTrust Digital Library for those with University access.

• Also see 6th Rajputana Rifles for further histories.

Second World War

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

External links

• 125th Napiers Rifles British Empire website
  
• 125th Napier's Rifles Wikipedia
  
• 6th Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
• Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia

Historical books online

• 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.