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117th Mahrattas
Known as the 17th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 117th Mahrattas in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1800 formed as Bombay Fencible Regiment
- 1803 became 1st Battalion, 9th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1824 became 17th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1885 became 17th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
- 1901 became 17th Bombay Infantry
- 1903 became 117th Mahrattas
- 1922 became 5th Royal Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
First World War
1/117th Mahrattas were part of the Bushire Field Force in 1918 and are mentioned in Operations in Persia.[1] See the Fibiwiki page Norperforce.
External links
- 117th Mahrattas Wikipedia
- 117th Infantry British Empire website
- 5th Mahratta Light Infantry Wikipedia
- Maratha Light Infantry Wikipedia
- Details of catalogue entries for some WW1 War Diaries available at the National Archives. Kew, England. Note: "It is not guaranteed to be complete"
Historical books online
- Valour Enshrined Archive.org, mirror from Digital Library of India. Full title: Valour enshrined. A history of the Maratha Light Infantry, 1768-1947 by M.G. Abhyankar [Volume 1], published 1971. (There was a second volume published, by C.L. Proudfoot in 1980, covering the period 1947-1979, available at the British Library, UIN: BLL01011832039 ). The DLI file appears to be a reprint edition which advises first published 1960, but this date is not correct for this book.
References
- ↑ Lindsay, Kimberley John.MIC sans BWM/VM with 1917 IARO entry? Great War Forum 22 October 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2020.