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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| | *{{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. | ||