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18th Musulman Rajput Infantry
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Chronology
- 1795 raised as the Calcutta Native Militia
- 1823 became 1st Bengal Local Battalion
- 1859 became The Alipore Regiment
- 1861 became 22nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1861 became 18th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 18th (Alipore) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885 became 18th Regiment of Bengal Infantry
- 1902 became 18th Musulman Rajput Infantry
- 1903 became 18th Infantry
- 1922 united with 6th Jat Light Infantry, 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment), and 10th Infantry, to form 4th Bn, 9th Jat Regiment
Regimental histories
- War Services of the 9th Jat Regiment by Lieut. Col. W. L. Hailes, published 1938. Available in a reprint edition,[1] which in turn is available as an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3, refer below.
- War Services of the 9th Jat Regiment, Volume II: 1937-1948 by Lieut. Col. W. L. Hailes and Major J. Ross, edited by Lt.-Col. N. St. J. Becher, published 1965 in a very limited edition of 100 copies. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795379
- The Jat Regiment; a History of the Regiment, 1803-1947, a c 1967 reprint edition of the previous two volumes. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795380
External links
- 18th Infantry www.regiments.org
- 18th Infantry Wikipedia
- 9th Jat Regiment Wikipedia
Historical books online
- War Services of the 9th Jat Regiment by Lieut. Col. W. L. Hailes, first published 1938 is available in a reprint edition, which in turn is available as an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3, located in World War II/Military Books/Britain, letter W.
References
- ↑ War Services of the 9th Jat Regiment first published 1938. Naval & Military Press reprint edition.