Gurkha - Regiments of The Gurkha Rifles (c.1815–1947)

Regiments of The Gurkha Rifles (c.1815–1947)

  • 1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Malaun Regiment) (raised 1815, allocated to Indian Army at independence in 1947)
  • 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) (raised 1815, allocated to British Army in 1948)
  • 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles (raised 1815, allocated to Indian Army at independence in 1947)
  • 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles (raised 1857, allocated to Indian Army at independence in 1947)
  • 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) (raised 1858, allocated to Indian Army at independence in 1947)
  • 6th Gurkha Rifles, renamed 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1959 (raised 1817, allocated to British Army in 1948)
  • 7th Gurkha Rifles, renamed 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1959 (raised 1902, allocated to British Army in 1948)
  • 8th Gurkha Rifles (raised 1824, allocated to Indian Army at independence in 1947)
  • 9th Gurkha Rifles (raised 1817, allocated to Indian Army at independence in 1947)
  • 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles (raised 1890, allocated to British Army in 1948)
  • 11th Gorkha Rifles (1918–1922; raised again by India following independence in 1947)
  • 25th Gurkha Rifles (1942–1946)
  • 26th Gurkha Rifles (1943–1946)
  • 29th Gurkha Rifles (1943–1946)
  • 42nd Gurkha Rifles (raised 1817 as the Cuttack Legion, renamed 6th Gurkha Rifles in 1903)
  • 44th Gurkha Rifles (raised 1824 as the 16th (Sylhet) Local Battalion, renamed 8th Gorkha Rifles in 1903)

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