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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]
Regiment Active From Regimental Center Motto War Cry Madras Regiment: 1758 Wellington, Tamil Nadu "Swadharme nidhanam shreyaha" ("it is a glory to die doing one's duty") "Veera Madrassi, Adi Kollu, Adi Kollu" ("Brave Madrassi, Strike and Kill, Strike and Kill!") Rajputana Rifles: 1775 Delhi Cantonment, Delhi
There is a memorial erected to those who fought at Namka Chu, which is a tin shed with names still missing from it and names of people who were not present there have been put up. Out of 513 all ranks of 2nd Battalion Rajput in battle, 282 were killed and 81 were wounded and captured. 90 others were taken prisoners when they tried to break out.
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.
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.
13th Rajputs (The Shekhawati Regiment) 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs; 14th Punjab Regiment; 15th Ludhiana Sikhs; 15th Punjab Regiment; 16th Punjab Regiment; 16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment) 17th Dogra Regiment; 18th Infantry (British Indian Army) 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles; 19th Hyderabad Regiment; 19th Punjabis