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Known as the '''22nd Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry''' in the Bombay Army<br>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 ==*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/122ndrajputana.htm 122nd Rajputana Infantry] British Empire website<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/122nd_Rajputana_Infantry 122nd Rajputana Infantry] Wikipedia<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Rajputana_Rifles 6th Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajputana_Rifles Rajputana Rifles] Wikipedia<br>*[https://web.archive.org/web/20200224005253/http://www.king-emperor.com/122nd%20Rajputana%20Infantry.html 122nd Rajputana Infantry in Mesopotamia 1917-18] www.king-emperor.com, now archived*[https://shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1289_1.jpg 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 [https://shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org/bargaining/international-differences/ "International differences"] shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101125084119/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1580495/Brigadier-John-Prendergast.html Obituary: John Prendergast] 1910-2008 ''The Telegraph'' 03 March 2008, archived. He took part in the Arakan (Burma) campaign ([[Second World War|WW2]]) as second in command of [[25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|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, available at the [[British Library]], UIN: BLL01009394176 [[Category:Bombay Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
