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In the further re-organisation in 1921, the following six regiments were brought together to form the six battalions of the 6th Rajputana Rifles Regiment: [7] A painting depicting members of the Rajputanta Rifles, of all ranks and uniforms. c. 1911. 1st Battalion - 104th Wellesley's Rifles; 2nd Battalion - 120th Rajputana Infantry
The regiment served in World War II and in 1947 was allocated to the new Indian Army after independence as the Rajputana Rifles. A painting depicting members of the Rajputanta Rifles, of all ranks and uniforms. circa. 1911. During World War II the regiment was expanded to thirteen battalions and served in the Middle East, Burma and Malaya. [1]
Units of the Regiment of Artillery that have equipment other than weapons are listed below. These units mainly have Surveillance and Target Acquisition (SATA) equipment, Surveillance and target acquisition is a military role assigned to units and/or their equipment.
Year Rank Name Service/Regiment Notes 2024 Colonel: Manpreet Singh, SM: Sikh Light Infantry/ 19 RR: Posthumous Major: Malla Rama Gopal Naidu Maratha Light Infantry/ 56 RR: DSP: Himayun Muzzammil Bhat Jammu and Kashmir Police: Posthumous Rifleman: Ravi Kumar Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry/ 63 RR: Posthumous Major: Digvijay Singh Rawat 21 PARA ...
A memorial to the Rajputana Rifles in the form of a marble Chhatri (canopy) was constructed in 1925 at Nasirabad after formation of Sixth Rajputana Rifle Group in 1921/22. This was to commemorate 2,058 of all ranks of the regiment who had been killed during World War I. The 20-foot high memorial is a Makrana marble dome supported by six pillars ...
The 125th Napier's Rifles, currently known as the 5th Batallion, Rajputana Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. At various points in history it was also known as the 1st Extra Battalion Bombay Native Infantry , the 25th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry (1826–1889) and the 25th Bombay Rifles .
Upon the establishment of India's independence in 1947, the country became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations.Nevertheless, the armed forces, namely, the British Indian Army (IA), the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) - under the helm of King George VI as the Commander-in-Chief - retained their respective pre-independence ranks and corresponding ...
Troops of the 120th Rajputana Infantry train with a machine-gun and rifles in Mesopotamia, January 1915. The 120th Rajputana Infantry were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army . The regiment traces their origins to 1817, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, 10th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry.