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*'''1922''' became 3rd/[[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]]
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
==Regimental history==*''A brief history of the Mahratta Light Infantry'' compiled by J.S. Barr. 1945. 65 pages. Mainly [[Second World War]].: Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01012499515. Also available for Scribd members on [https://www.scribd.com/document/455767104/Brief-History-of-Mahratta-Light-Infantry-pdf Scribd] and for those with suitable University access on [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/002028277 HathiTrust Digital Library].*Also see First World War, and Historical books online, below.
==First World War==
Regimental History: ''Historical record 110th Mahratta Light Infantry (now 3rd Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry) during the Great War, 1914 to 1918'', published 1927. Also available in a reprint edition, which in turn is available online on the pay website fold3, refer below.
==== Historical books online ====
*''Lists of the officers of His Majesty's and the Hon. Company's troops serving under the Presidency of Bombay'' from Adjutant General's Office January 1st 1798 [http://books.google.com/books?id=j0MIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PR3&dq=Lists+of+the+officers+of+His+Majesty's,+and+the+Hon.+Company's+troops++Samuel+Goodfellow&hl=en&ei=Y6MkTfeTMoywhQe1yZW0Ag&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false 2nd Battalion 5th Regiment Officers' muster roll in Surat] Google Books
*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.136498 ''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. (The DLI file appears to be a reprint edition which advises first published 1960, but this date is not correct for this book.: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 and for those with suitable correct for this bookUniversity access on [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/006723888 HathiTrust Digital Library].
*''Historical record 110th Mahratta Light Infantry (now 3rd Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry) during the Great War, 1914 to 1918'', published 1927 is available in a reprint edition,<ref name=MLI/> which in turn is available [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8EamDdOvsyFR58plu online on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3], located in Military Books/India.
