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*'''1864''' renamed the 42nd (Assam) Bengal Native (Light) Infantry | *'''1864''' renamed the 42nd (Assam) Bengal Native (Light) Infantry | ||
*'''1885''' became the 42nd (Assam) Bengal (Light) Infantry | *'''1885''' became the 42nd (Assam) Bengal (Light) Infantry | ||
| − | *'''1886''' became the 42nd | + | *'''1886''' became the 42nd Regiment of Goorkha Light Infantry |
*'''1891''' became the 42nd Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry | *'''1891''' became the 42nd Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry | ||
*'''1901''' became the '''42nd Gurkha Rifles''' | *'''1901''' became the '''42nd Gurkha Rifles''' | ||
*'''1903''' became the 6th Gurkha Rifles | *'''1903''' became the 6th Gurkha Rifles | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to Britiain on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to Britiain on Partition | ||
| − | + | *'''1958''' became the 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles | |
| + | *'''1994''' amalgamated with the 1st Battalion, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) to form the 1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles.[ | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TCvyed3WstwC&pg=PA6&dq=Early+Years&as_brr=3&ei=yITXSbzaEp3CMrS2zfwC#PPA7,M1 The Gurkha Rifles] from The Gurkha Rifles by J B R Nicholson & Michael Rolfe<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/6thgurkhas.htm 6th Gurkha Rifles] British Empire Website | + | [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TCvyed3WstwC&pg=PA6&dq=Early+Years&as_brr=3&ei=yITXSbzaEp3CMrS2zfwC#PPA7,M1 The Gurkha Rifles] from The Gurkha Rifles by J B R Nicholson & Michael Rolfe<br>[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/gurkha/6thgurkhas.htm 6th Gurkha Rifles] British Empire Website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Gurkha_Rifles 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles] Wikipedia |
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 14:01, 18 May 2009
Chronology
- 1817 raised as the Cuttack Legion
- 1823 renamed Rangpur Light Infantry
- 1826 became the 8th Local Light Infantry
- 1844 became the 1st Assam Light Infantry
- 1861 renamed the 42nd Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 renamed the 42nd (Assam) Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
- 1885 became the 42nd (Assam) Bengal (Light) Infantry
- 1886 became the 42nd Regiment of Goorkha Light Infantry
- 1891 became the 42nd Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became the 42nd Gurkha Rifles
- 1903 became the 6th Gurkha Rifles
- 1947 allocated to Britiain on Partition
- 1958 became the 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles
- 1994 amalgamated with the 1st Battalion, 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) to form the 1st Battalion, Royal Gurkha Rifles.[
External Links
The Gurkha Rifles from The Gurkha Rifles by J B R Nicholson & Michael Rolfe
6th Gurkha Rifles British Empire Website
6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles Wikipedia
