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On the conclusion of the war, Reggie transferred to the [[Indian Army]] in which his other brother had been serving. He joined the 1st Battalion, [[88th Carnatic Infantry]] with which he went to Iraq during the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Mandate_of_Mesopotamia British Mesopotamian mandate 1920-22] where his battalion was brought in to quell a combined Shia and Sunni inspired insurrection (shades of Iraq in 2003). There followed a period on operations in [[Waziristan]] with 2nd Battalion, [[90th Punjab Regiment|90th Punjabis]], after which in 1922 he became adjutant when the 90th was renamed 2nd Battalion, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Punjab_Regiment 8th Punjab Regiment] and moved to [[Bannu]].
In 1931 Reggie was seconded to the [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/burma/bmp.htm Burma Military Police] in [[Rangoon]] where he helped in the quelling of the rebellions at [[Tharrawaddy ]] and [[Prome]]. He was then sent north to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shan_State Shan States] based at Loimwe where he had to deal with banditry, mostly from across the Chinese border. He was awarded the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen's_Police_Medal#King.27s_Police_Medal King’s Police Medal] for three operations which he led against armed bandits in 1934. [http://books.google.com/books?id=hrpS_YQ9FoAC&lpg=PP1&dq=On%20Kentish%20Chalk&pg=PA91#v=onepage&q&f=true Read the citation].
'''[[Operations in Waziristan]]'''<br />
<gallery>
Image:Waziristan Btn Warflag.jpg|<center>Battalion war flag at Dosalli</center>
Image:Waziristan Niffs.jpg|<center>Some of my "Niffs"</center>"
Image:3 Wazir village 3.jpg|<center>Wazir village during Khanora ops</center>
Image:4 Lunch nr tangi.jpg|<center>Having lunch near the tangi</center>
[[Image:Waziristan 600.jpg|thumb|650px|left|L to R: Henry Stead, Tom Edwards, Jonah, Reggie Gore, John Woodhouse]]
'''World War II'''
He was passed fit again in August 1943 when he became CO of the [http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=172136&Tab=Uhi&Titl=16/8%20Punjab%20Regiment 16th Battalion] taking part in the final phase of the Burma campaign as part of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/109th_Indian_Infantry_Brigade 109th Indian Infantry brigade]. By June 1945 the battalion was back at Chhindwara in India and Reggie was posted to the 8th Punjab regimental centre to prepare for the Indian and Pakistani military partition of 1947, after which he retired. The 8th Punjab Regiment was transferred into the Pakistan army where it is now part of its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baloch_Regiment#Amalgamation Baloch Regiment].
'''Colonel Gore's medals'''<br />
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(1) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen's_Police_Medal KIngKing's Police Medalfor Gallantry]<br />(2) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914_Star 1914 %E2%80%9315_Star 1914-15 Star (Mons Star)]<br />
(3) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_War_Medal British War Medal 1914-18]<br />
(4) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_Medal_(United_Kingdom) Allied Victory Medal]<br />
