130th Baluchis
Also known as Jacob's Rifles.
Chronology
- 1858 raised by Major John Jacob as Jacob's Rifles
- 1861 became 30th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (Jacob's Rifles)
- 1881 became 30th Bombay Native Infantry
- 1888 became 30th Bombay Infantry
- 1903 became 30th Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles)
- 1910 became 130th Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles)
- 1914-18 became 130th King George's Own Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles)
- Between World Wars became 130th King George's Own Baluchis - 5th Bn (King George's Own) (Jacobs Rifles) 10th Baluch Regiment.
- 1945 became The Baluch Regiment
- 1947 alloted to Pakistan
Memorials
- Names of 30th Bombay NI killed at Maiwand, 27 July 1880, a list of those killed at the Battle of Maiwand.
External Links
- 130th Baluchis (Jacob's Rifles) British Empire website
- 130th Baluchis Wikipedia
- 10th Baluch Regiment Wikipedia
- The Baloch Regiment Wikipedia
- 10th Baluch Regiment Defence Journal Karachi June 1999
- History of The Baloch Regiment 1820-1939 The Colonial Period Defence Journal Karachi October 2000
- History of The Baloch Regiment 1939-1956 Defence Journal Karachi November 2000