102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers
Known as 2nd or Grenadier Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1796 raised as the 13th 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
British Library holdings
- Historical record of the Second, or The Prince of Wales’ Own Grenadier Regiment, Bombay Native Infantry compiled by Stanley Edwardes. 1878. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01007253768 . "Compiled partly from the Record book and other documents in the possession of the regiment, and partly from diaries and memoirs of officers."
- 2nd Battalion, 4th Bombay Grenadiers, King Edward’s Own, formerly the 102nd King Edward’s Own Grenadiers. Historical record of the regiment, 1796-1933. New edition by Major J. T. Gorman 1933. Now available online, see below.
- The Grenadiers : a Tradition of Valour by Col. R.D. Palsokar. Jabalpur : Grenadiers Regimental Centre, [1980]. Available at the BL UIN: BLL01011840970. For more details see 4th Bombay Grenadiers.
External Links
- 102nd Prince of Wales's Own Grenadiers Wikipedia
- 102nd Grenadiers British Empire website
- The Grenadiers Wikipedia
- 4th Bombay Grenadiers Wikipedia
- Major-General Sir George Legrand Jacob KCSI, CB (www.myjacobfamily.com) was posted to the 2nd or Grenadier Regiment Bombay Native Infantry (later Prince of Wales's Own) as ensign on 9th June 1821.
- Aden 1901-04: Fighting in the Aden Hinterland. Delineating an international boundary by Harry Fecitt from Harry’s Sideshows. kaiserscross.com.
- Military Operations in Muscat October 1914 to January 1915 from Harry’s Sideshows by Harry Fecitt (kaiserscross.com)
- Details of 1930 film without titles shot by Captain Ronald Reed of 2nd Battalion 4th Bombay Grenadiers (King Edward's Own) of Indian Army. Records military and off-duty scenes of an Indian Army regiment at the start of Gandhi's campaign of civil disobedience colonialfilm.org.uk
- Page 75 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books