39th (The Garhwal Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry

Known as The Garhwal Rifles

History

1887 raised as the 2nd Battalion, 3rd (Kumaon) Gurkha Regiment
1891 became 39th (The Garhwal Rifles) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
1901 amalgamated with the 49th (Garhwal Rifles) Regiment of Bengal Infantry to become 1st Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles
1921 became 39th Royal Garhwal Rifles
1922 became 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles
1947 allocated to India on Partition

The following histories are available at the British Library

Historical Record of the 39th Royal Garhwál Rifles by John Thorold Evatt 1923
Historical Record of the 39th (18th) Royal Garhwal Rifles.
- Volume I 1882-1922‬ by H.C. James. "‪For private circulation‬", Dehra Dun 1923
- Volume II 1923-1947 compiled by Sir Ralph B. Deedes. Dehra Dun 1962?
With The Royal Garhwal Rifles In The Great War, From August 1914 To November 1917 by D. H. Drake-Brockman CMG 1933. This book is the memoir of an officer serving with the 2nd Battalion on the western front, in which the regiment was the first regular Indian army force to see service in the trenches, fighting at Aubers RIdge, Festubert and Loos. ^[1]
18th Royal Garhwal Rifles‬: ‪Register of Casualties, World War II‬ by A Nath ‪Himalayan Institute‬, 1992

↑ A reprint edition is available from Naval and Military Press With The Royal Garhwal Rifles In The Great War, From August 1914 To November 1917 by D. H. Drake-Brockman CMG 1933