2nd Bombay (European) Fusiliers
Chronology
- 1839 raised as 2nd Bombay (European) Regiment
- 1844 renamed 2nd Bombay (European) Fusiliers
- 1858 taken into the British Army
- 1862 renamed 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry)
- 1881 merged with the 68th Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) to form The Durham Light Infantry
- 1968 became 4th Battalion The Light Infantry
Service in British India
- 1839 Bombay
- 1844 Belgaum
- 1846 Aden
- 1848 Poona
- 1849 Belgaum
- 1853 Karachi
- 1857 Persia
- 1857 Indian Mutiny
- 1860 Bombay
- 1861 Neemuch
- 1864 Nusserabad
- 1867 Meean Meer
- 1868 Umballa
- 1870 Jhansi
- 1870 Nowgong
- 1887 Poona
- 1892 Mhow
- 1897 Poona
- 1899 Mandalay
- 1920 Poona
- 1922 Ahmadnagar
- 1824 Cawnpore
- 1928 Sialkot
- 1930 NW Frontier
- 1931 Lebong
- 1933 Barrackpore
- 1934 Bombay
External Links
- 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) Wikipedia
- Durham Light Infantry Wikipedia
Officers in HM’s 106th Regiment, page 773 from The Bombay Miscellany Volume 4, May to October 1862 - 106th Regiment of Foot (Bombay Light Infantry) including deployments Regiments.org, an archived site
- The Durham Light Infantry including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org, an archived site
- Durham Light Infantry Museum at Aykley Heads, Durham
- Durham County Record Office holds Durham Light Infantry Records
- WW2Talk Forum thread about Enlistment and Discharge Books from 1921 onwards
- The Story of Jimmy Durham includes two photographs of the 2nd Battalion in India and Burma 1897-1899. Durham County Record Office
- Between the Wars: The 2nd Battalion in India 1920-1936 durhamlightinfantry.webs.com
- Photographs: King, Country and Empire! includes India
- James Henry Miller, born 1910. He was in India October 1932-1935 with the 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. His memories of daily life in a regiment performing garrison duties. His Story, His Words Part Four (scroll down), Part Five, Part Six Includes photographs. Family website. (archived links)