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*'''1899''' [[Multan]] (1st Btn)
*'''1902''' [[Jhansi]] (1st Btn)
*'''1913''' [[Mullingar]] (1st Btn). This is probably part of the [[Mussoorie|Landour]] cantonment.
*'''1920''' [[Mhow]] (2nd Btn)
*'''1921''' [[Secunderabad]] (2nd Btn)
*'''1936''' [[Chakrata|Chakratta]] (1st Btn)
*'''1944''' [[Burma]] (1st Btn)
===First World War===
Three Garrison Battalions were sent to India. Garrison Battalions were composed of men who were classified medically unfit for front line war operations.
*1st Garrison Battalion: Formed in Bedford in December 1915. Moved to India in February 1916. Came under command of the Dehra Dun Brigade in the 7th (Meerut) Divisional Area. Moved in March 1918 to the Delhi Brigade in the same area.
*2nd Garrison Battalion. Formed in Bedford in December 1916. Moved to India in February 1917. Came under command of the Karachi Brigade in the 4th (Quetta) Division.
*3rd Garrison Battalion. Formed in Bedford in January 1917. Moved to India and thence to Burma. Came under command of the Burma Division and under the Rangoon Brigade of the same Division in November 1917.<ref>[http://www.1914-1918.net/bedfords.htm The Bedfordshire Regiment] The Long, Long Trail </ref>
== External Links ==
*''Historical Record of the Sixteenth, or The Bedfordshire Regiment of Foot: containing an account of the formation of the regiment in 1688, and of its subsequent services to 1848'' by Richard Cannon 1848. [http://books.google.com/books?id=keKND1Pz6pYC Google Books] [http://books.google.com/books?id=keKND1Pz6pYC&pg=PA30 Page 30] states the Regiment went to Ceylon in 1820. Indian service commenced in 1829
*''Narrative of a Three Month's March in India'' by Harriette Ashmore, Wife of an Officer in the 16th Foot London 1841 [http://books.google.com/books?id=Ru5uMbaqSN8C&pg=PR1 Google Books]
== References ==
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[[Category:British Army Infantry Regiments]]
