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The '''Ajmer Regiment ''' was an [[Indian States Forces]], or ISF , Regiment raised during the [[Second World War]]. The 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Ajmer Regiment were converted from the 26th and 27th Battalions, [[4th Bombay Grenadiers]], and disbanded after the war. <ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=xLrTzZd0j1kC&lpg=PA77&ots=bNdDvcXVWq&dq=Ajmer%20Regiment%20Burma&pg=PA77#v=onepage&q=Ajmer%20Regiment%20Burma&f=false Page 77] ''Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army'' by Gautam Sharma. Google Books</ref>
The 2nd Ajmer Regiment saw action in Burma. It is mentioned as part of the 36th Indian Infantry Brigade under Brigadier L.G.Thomas (K.S.Thimayya from 4/1/45). <ref>[http://www.cgsc.edu/CARL/nafziger/944PIAA.pdf British Forces Indian Ocean Theater September 1944- May 1945] Nafziger Collection, cgsc.edu, which gives as reference: Kirby, Stanley, Woodburn, ''The War Against Japan'', London, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1961.</ref>
