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| + | [[Image:2nd Gurkha Rifles.jpg|right|350px|thumb|2nd Gurkha Rifles]] | ||
| + | '''Also known as The Sirmoor Rifles''' | ||
| + | == Chronology == | ||
| + | *'''1815''' raised as Sirmoor Battalion by Lieutenant Frederick Young | ||
| + | *'''1823''' became 8th (Sirmoor) Local Battalion | ||
| + | *'''1826''' became 6th (Sirmoor) Battalion | ||
| + | *'''1850''' became Sirmoor Battalion | ||
| + | *'''1858''' became Sirmoor Rifle Regiment | ||
| + | *'''1861''' became 17th Bengal Native Infantry | ||
| + | *'''1864''' became 2nd Gurkha (Sirmoor Rifles) Regiment | ||
| + | *'''1876''' became 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha Regiment (The Sirmoor Rifles) | ||
| + | *'''1901''' became 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Regiment) | ||
| + | *'''1936''' became King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles | ||
| + | *'''1947''' on Partition 2nd, 6th, 7th & 10th Battalions allocated to Britain, the rest to India | ||
| + | == External Links == | ||
| + | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/2ndgurkhas.htm 2nd Gurkha Rifles] British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_King_Edward_VII's_Own_Gurkha_Rifles_(The_Sirmoor_Rifles) Sirmoor Rifles] Wikipedia | ||
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
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Revision as of 08:30, 27 March 2009
Also known as The Sirmoor Rifles
Chronology
- 1815 raised as Sirmoor Battalion by Lieutenant Frederick Young
- 1823 became 8th (Sirmoor) Local Battalion
- 1826 became 6th (Sirmoor) Battalion
- 1850 became Sirmoor Battalion
- 1858 became Sirmoor Rifle Regiment
- 1861 became 17th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 2nd Gurkha (Sirmoor Rifles) Regiment
- 1876 became 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha Regiment (The Sirmoor Rifles)
- 1901 became 2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Regiment)
- 1936 became King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles
- 1947 on Partition 2nd, 6th, 7th & 10th Battalions allocated to Britain, the rest to India
External Links
2nd Gurkha Rifles British Empire website
Sirmoor Rifles Wikipedia
