38th Regiment of Dogra Infantry
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Known as 38th Dogras
History
- 1858 raised as the Agra Levy
- 1864 became 38th (Agra) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1887 became 38th (Dogra) Regiment of Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became 38th Regiment of Dogra Infantry
- 1903 became 38th Dogras
- 1922 became 2nd Battalion 17th Dogra Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition as The Dogra Regiment
Regimental history
- A historical record of the Dogra Regiment : a saga of gallantry and valour, 1858-1981 by R.D. Palsokar. Faizabad U.P. : Dogra Regimental Centre, 1982. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01011835333
External links
- The Dogra Regiment Google Books
- 38th Dogras Wikipedia
- 17th Dogra Regiment Wikipedia
- Dogra Regiment Wikipedia
- 38th Dogras britishempire.co.uk
- Headstone carving for 38th Dogras used by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for First World War deaths. Possibly based on the regimental badge. From a CWGC webpage "International differences" shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org
Historical books online
- Memories of the British Raj: a Soldier in India by Brigadier R C B Bristow 1974. Archive.org, mirror from PAHAR: Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset. Born 1900, Bristow joined the Indian Army in 1918, and spent most of his service with the 38th/17th Dogras until he left India January 1948, having been involved with trying to protect refugees from the massacres which followed Independence.
