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121st Pioneers
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Chronology
- 1777 raised as the Marine Battalion
- 1818 became the 1st (Marine) Battalion, 11th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1824 became The Marine Battalion, Bombay Native Infantry
- 1861 became the 21st Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (The Marine Battalion)
- 1885 became the 21st Regiment of Bombay Infantry (The Marine Battalion)
- 1901 became the 21st Bombay Infantry (The Marine Battalion)
- 1903 became 121st Pioneers
- 1922 became 10th (Marine)/2nd Bombay Pioneers
- 1929 became The Corps of Bombay Pioneers
- 1933 disbanded
External links
- 121st Pioneers Wikipedia
- 121st Pioneers British Empire website
- 2nd Bombay Pioneers Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
Historical books online
- History Of The Bombay Pioneers 1777-1933 by Lieut. Colonel W B P Tugwell 1938. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection. This book is also available in a reprint edition[1]
References
- ↑ History Of The Bombay Pioneers 1777-1933 by Lieut. Colonel W B P Tugwell 1938 Naval and Military Press reprint (retrieved 29 April 2014)