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			==See also==
			*[[Frederick George Lister]]

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	The '''44th Merwara Infantry''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1824, when the Sylhet Light Infantry was raised. This first 44th eventually became the 44th Gurkhas and later [[8th Gurkha Rifles]].<ref>http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/44thmharwara.htm</ref>		The '''44th Merwara Infantry''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1824, when the Sylhet Light Infantry was raised. This first 44th eventually became the 44th Gurkhas and later [[8th Gurkha Rifles]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/44thmharwara.htm\|title = The British Empire, Imperialism, Colonialism, Colonies}}</ref>

	The Mhairwara Local Battalion became a civil unit in 1861, but returned to a military role as the Mhairwara Battalion in 1871. It became the 44th Merwara Infantry in 1903, after the [[Kitchener Reforms\|Kitchener reforms]] of the Indian Army. During [[World War I]] the regiment was part of the [[12th Indian Division]] and took part in the [[Battle of Shaiba]], the [[Battle of Khafajiya]] and the [[Battle of Nasiriyah (1915)\|Battle of Nasiriya]] in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]].		The Mhairwara Local Battalion became a civil unit in 1861, but returned to a military role as the Mhairwara Battalion in 1871. It became the 44th Merwara Infantry in 1903, after the [[Kitchener Reforms\|Kitchener reforms]] of the Indian Army. During [[World War I]] the regiment was part of the [[12th Indian Division]] and took part in the [[Battle of Shaiba]], the [[Battle of Khafajiya]] and the [[Battle of Nasiriyah (1915)\|Battle of Nasiriya]] in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]].
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	*{{cite book\|~~last~~=Barthorp\|~~first~~=Michael\|last2=Burn\|first2=Jeffrey\|year=1979\|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914\|publisher=Osprey Publishing\|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}		*{{cite book\|last1=Barthorp\|first1=Michael\|last2=Burn\|first2=Jeffrey\|year=1979\|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914\|publisher=Osprey Publishing\|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}
	*{{cite book\|last=Sumner\|first=Ian\|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947\|year=2001\|publisher=Osprey Publishing\|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}		*{{cite book\|last=Sumner\|first=Ian\|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947\|year=2001\|publisher=Osprey Publishing\|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}
	*''Quarterly Indian Army List January 1919''. Army Headquarters India. Calcutta, 1919.		*''Quarterly Indian Army List January 1919''. Army Headquarters India. Calcutta, 1919.

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The '''44th Merwara Infantry''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1824, when the Sylhet Light Infantry was raised. This first 44th eventually became the 44th Gurkhas and later [[8th Gurkha Rifles]].<ref>http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/44thmharwara.htm</ref>

The Mhairwara Local Battalion became a civil unit in 1861, but returned to a military role as the Mhairwara Battalion in 1871. It became the 44th Merwara Infantry in 1903, after the [[Kitchener Reforms|Kitchener reforms]] of the Indian Army. During [[World War I]] the regiment was part of the [[12th Indian Division]] and took part in the [[Battle of Shaiba]], the [[Battle of Khafajiya]] and the [[Battle of Nasiriyah (1915)|Battle of Nasiriya]] in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]].

Further reforms of the army were undertaken after World War I and nine single battalion regiments were disbanded. Being one of the nine, the 44th Merwara Infantry were disbanded on 20 June 1921.<ref>Sumner p.15</ref>

==Previous names==
*The Mhairwara Local Battalion - 1822
*14th (Mhairwara) Local Battalion - 1823
*9th (Mhairwara) Local Battalion - 1826
*The Mhairwara Battalion - 1843
*The Ajmer and Mhairwara Police Corps - 1861
*The Mhairwara Battalion - 1871
*44th Merwara Infantry - 1903<ref>''Quarterly Indian Army List January 1919'', p. 1199</ref>

==References==
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*{{cite book|last=Barthorp|first=Michael|last2=Burn|first2=Jeffrey|year=1979|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}
*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}
*''Quarterly Indian Army List January 1919''. Army Headquarters India. Calcutta, 1919.

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