4th Gurkha Rifles

From FIBIwiki
Revision as of 21:08, 5 May 2009 by Sarahb (talk | contribs) (copying in chronology from duplicate page)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
4th Gurkha Rifles

Chronology

  • 1857 raised as the Extra Goorkha Regiment before being numbered as 19th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1861 renamed the 4th Goorkha Regiment
  • 1891 became the 4th Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment
  • 1901 became the 4th Gurkha Rifles
  • 1924 became the 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition
  • 1950 became 4 Gorkha Rifles

External Links

Gorkha Regiments (India) Wikipedia
4 Gorkha Rifles Wikipedia