122nd Rajputana Infantry
Known as the 22nd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as 122nd Rajputana Infantry in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1818 formed as 2nd Battalion 11th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1824 became 22nd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1885 became 22nd Regiment of Bombay Infantry
- 1901 became 22nd Bombay Infantry
- 1903 became 122nd Rajputana Infantry
- 1922 became 3rd (Prince of Wales's Own) Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles
- 1945 became 3rd (Prince of Wales's Own) Battalion Rajputana Rifles
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Regimental histories
- See 6th Rajputana Rifles.
External links
- 122nd Rajputana Infantry British Empire website
- 122nd Rajputana Infantry Wikipedia
- 6th Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
- Rajputana Rifles Wikipedia
- 122nd Rajputana Infantry in Mesopotamia 1917-18 www.king-emperor.com, now archived
- Headstone carving for 122nd Rajputana Infantry used by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for First World War deaths. Possibly based on the regimental badge. From a CWGC webpage "International differences" shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org
- Obituary: John Prendergast 1910-2008 The Telegraph 03 March 2008, archived. He took part in the Arakan (Burma) campaign (WW2) as second in command of 1/15th Punjab Regiment ( 1/15 PR) then given command of 3/6th Rajputana Rifles, part of 19th Indian Division (in Burma). He was awarded a DSO for the Burma campaign. His books include an autobiography Prender’s Progress: a soldier in India, 1931-47, published 1979, now available online, see below.
Historical books online
- Prender's Progress : a Soldier in India, 1931-47 by John Prendergast 1979 Archive.org Texts to Borrow.