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*1918 May - 1919 Apr. part of WO 95/4670 - 60 (London) Division <ref> [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C4557823 WO 95/4670 - 60 (London) Division]</ref> and | *1918 May - 1919 Apr. part of WO 95/4670 - 60 (London) Division <ref> [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C4557823 WO 95/4670 - 60 (London) Division]</ref> and | ||
*1919 May - 1920 Mar. part of WO 95/4586 - 10 (Irish) Division<ref> [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C4557739 WO 95/4586 - 10 (Irish) Division]</ref> | *1919 May - 1920 Mar. part of WO 95/4586 - 10 (Irish) Division<ref> [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C4557739 WO 95/4586 - 10 (Irish) Division]</ref> | ||
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| + | In 1921 the regiment was stationed in Constantinople as guard to the Allied Headquarters. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumaon_Regiment Kumaon Regiment] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumaon_Regiment Kumaon Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xLrTzZd0j1kC&pg=PA267 Page 267] ''Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army'' by Gautam Sharma Google Books | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xLrTzZd0j1kC&pg=PA267 Page 267] ''Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army'' by Gautam Sharma Google Books | ||
| + | *[http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/archive/audio/collection/a-moffatt/ 1979 Audio recording by Mrs Agnes Moffatt, wife of an officer 1st Kumaon Rifles] with [http://media.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/pdf/077a.pdf Typescript Part 1] and [http://media.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/pdf/077b.pdf Typescript Part 2] s-asian.cam.ac.uk. She first joined her husband in Constantinople in 1621. | ||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/undertenviceroys00woodiala#page/271/mode/1up Page 271] ''Under Ten Viceroys: the Reminiscences of a Gurkha'' by Major-General Nigel Woodyatt 1922 Archive.org. A brief reference to the raising of the 1st Battalion, 50th Kumaonis by Lt-Col E M Lang. | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/undertenviceroys00woodiala#page/271/mode/1up Page 271] ''Under Ten Viceroys: the Reminiscences of a Gurkha'' by Major-General Nigel Woodyatt 1922 Archive.org. A brief reference to the raising of the 1st Battalion, 50th Kumaonis by Lt-Col E M Lang. | ||
Revision as of 05:26, 8 June 2017
Chronology:
- October 1917 –raised as the 4th Battalion 39th Garhwal Rifles
- November 1917- became 4th/39th Kumaon Rifles
- April 1918-became 1st/50th Kumaon Rifles
- 1922-grouped with the Jat Regiment
- 1923-affiliated with the 19th Hyderabad Regiment as the 1st Kumaon Rifles
First World War
The 1st/50th Kumaon Rifles fought at the battles of Sharon and Megiddo in Palestine. Two War Diaries are available at The National Archives, catalogue reference Part IV: Egypt, Palestine And Syria: War Diary of the 1/50 Battalion Kumaon Rifles
- 1918 May - 1919 Apr. part of WO 95/4670 - 60 (London) Division [1] and
- 1919 May - 1920 Mar. part of WO 95/4586 - 10 (Irish) Division[2]
In 1921 the regiment was stationed in Constantinople as guard to the Allied Headquarters.
External links
- Kumaon Regiment Wikipedia
- Page 267 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books
- 1979 Audio recording by Mrs Agnes Moffatt, wife of an officer 1st Kumaon Rifles with Typescript Part 1 and Typescript Part 2 s-asian.cam.ac.uk. She first joined her husband in Constantinople in 1621.
Historical books online
- Page 271 Under Ten Viceroys: the Reminiscences of a Gurkha by Major-General Nigel Woodyatt 1922 Archive.org. A brief reference to the raising of the 1st Battalion, 50th Kumaonis by Lt-Col E M Lang.
References
