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*[http://www.indiapicks.com/stamps/Forces/1245_Garhwal_Rifles.htm Garhwal Rifles] indiapicks.com
*[http://www.oocities.org/shivajithapliyal/garhwal_rifles.htm Garhwal Rifles] oocities.org
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151121035545/http://www.cwgc.org/foreverindia/military-honours/gabar-singh-negi.php Gabar Singh Negi] cwgc.org, now an archived webpage. Gabar Singh Negi was a Rifleman in the 2/39th Garhwal Rifles when he was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 10th March 1915 at Neuve Chapelle, France. Note: The ''London Gazette'' states "near Festubert". His bravery led to his death.:[http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/on-the-frontline-100-years-ago/ "On the frontline, 100 years ago"] August 17, 2014 indianexpress.com . Scroll down to "Darwan Singh Negi, 39th Garhwal Rifles, Defence of Festubert" by Hamza Khan.:[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwan_Singh_Negi Darwan Singh Negi] Wikipedia.
*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/527922.html "Kurdistan 1919: Military Operations in Mesopotamian Kurdistan: South Kurdistan, May–June 1919"] by Harry Fecitt. From Harry's Sideshows kaiserscross.com
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20150304120617/http://colensostudy.id.au/John%20Eric%20Colenso%20-%20a%20british%20gurkha%2002.pdf ''John Eric Colenso: British Officer in the Gurkha Rifles''] by Ann Collins 24th August 2014. now an archived webpage. colensostudy.id.au. He was appointed to the 2/7th Gurkha Rifles in 1907 and seconded to the Burma Military Police (BMP) in1909. During WW1 was with the 2/7th Gurkha Rifles in Egypt and then on the Western Front with the 2/39th Garhwal Rifles, and then with the 2nd/2nd Gurkhas. Back in India, he took part in the 3rd Afghan War with the 2/7th Gurkhas and was then with the BMP 1919- c 1922, when he was transferred to the 3rd Gurkha Rifles and took part in the actions in Waziristan 1922-1923. He retired in 1932.
