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During [[World War I]] both battalions were assigned to the [[20th Indian Brigade|Garhwal Brigade]], which formed part of the [[7th (Meerut) Division]]. Initially they were sent to Europe and in the early part of the war, suffered heavy casualties on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]. The regiment was then sent to the Middle East take part in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]]. Two more battalions were raised during the war. The regiment was next in action during the [[Waziristan campaign 1919–1920]]. | During [[World War I]] both battalions were assigned to the [[20th Indian Brigade|Garhwal Brigade]], which formed part of the [[7th (Meerut) Division]]. Initially they were sent to Europe and in the early part of the war, suffered heavy casualties on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]. The regiment was then sent to the Middle East take part in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]]. Two more battalions were raised during the war. The regiment was next in action during the [[Waziristan campaign 1919–1920]]. | ||
In 1921, the regiment was renamed as the "39th Royal Garhwal Rifles". During this time, the Indian government reorganized the structure of its infantry regiments, moving from single battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments.{{sfn|Sumner|2001|p=15}} | In 1921, the regiment was renamed as the "39th Royal Garhwal Rifles". During this time, the Indian government reorganized the structure of its infantry regiments, moving from single battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments.{{sfn|Sumner|2001|p=15}} In 1922, the 39th RGR was the only non-Gurkha Indian infantry regiment to remain intact and not be amalgamated. They were subsequently renumbered the [[18th Royal Garhwal Rifles]], consisting of three active battalions.{{sfn|Moberly|1997a|p=403}} {{Citation needed span|date=July 2021|The existing 4th Battalion was retitled the 10th Training Battalion.}} | ||
==Victoria Cross recipients== | ==Victoria Cross recipients== | ||
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* [[Darwan Singh Negi]] was among the earliest [[British Raj|India]]n recipients of the Victoria Cross. A [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] in the 1st Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles during World War I when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC, the citation was published in a supplement to the ''[[London Gazette]]'' of 4 December 1914 (dated 7 December 1914) and read: | * [[Darwan Singh Negi]] was among the earliest [[British Raj|India]]n recipients of the Victoria Cross. A [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] in the 1st Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles during World War I when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC, the citation was published in a supplement to the ''[[London Gazette]]'' of 4 December 1914 (dated 7 December 1914) and read: | ||
{{quote|For great gallantry on the night of the 23rd–24th November, near [[Festubert]], [[France]], when the regiment was engaged in retaking and clearing the enemy out of our trenches, and, although wounded in two places in the head, and also in the arm, being one of the first to push round each successive traverse, in the face of severe fire from bombs and rifles at the closest range.<ref name=LG_VC1>{{London Gazette | issue=28999 | supp=y |page=10425 | date=7 December 1914 }}</ref>}} | {{quote|For great gallantry on the night of the 23rd–24th November, near [[Festubert]], [[France]], when the regiment was engaged in retaking and clearing the enemy out of our trenches, and, although wounded in two places in the head, and also in the arm, being one of the first to push round each successive traverse, in the face of severe fire from bombs and rifles at the closest range.<ref name=LG_VC1>{{London Gazette | issue=28999 | supp=y |page=10425 | date=7 December 1914 }}</ref>}} | ||
:His award was gazetted on the same date as that of [[Sepoy]] [[Khudadad Khan]], the first Indian VC winner.<ref name=Haythornthwaite244>{{harvnb|Haythornthwaite|1996|p=244}}</ref> | :His award was gazetted on the same date as that of [[Sepoy]] [[Khudadad Khan]], But Negi considered the first Indian VC winner.<ref name=Haythornthwaite244>{{harvnb|Haythornthwaite|1996|p=244}}</ref> | ||
* [[Gabar Singh Negi]] was a [[Rifleman]] in the 2nd Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles, during World War I and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 10 March 1915 at the [[Battle of Neuve Chapelle]], [[France]].{{sfn|Edmonds|Wynne|1927|p=94}} | * [[Gabar Singh Negi]] was a [[Rifleman]] in the 2nd Battalion, 39th Garhwal Rifles, during World War I and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions on 10 March 1915 at the [[Battle of Neuve Chapelle]], [[France]].{{sfn|Edmonds|Wynne|1927|p=94}} | ||
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* {{cite book |ref={{harvid|Edmonds|Wynne|1927}} | * {{cite book |ref={{harvid|Edmonds|Wynne|1927}} | ||
|series=History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence |title=Military Operations France and Belgium, 1915: Winter 1914–15 Battle of Neuve Chapelle: Battles of Ypres |volume=I |last1=Edmonds |first1=J. E. |last2=Wynne |first2=G. C. |author-link1=James Edward Edmonds |year=1995 |orig-year=1927 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |edition=IWM and Battery Press reprint |isbn=0-89839-218-7}} | |series=History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence |title=Military Operations France and Belgium, 1915: Winter 1914–15 Battle of Neuve Chapelle: Battles of Ypres |volume=I |last1=Edmonds |first1=J. E. |last2=Wynne |first2=G. C. |author-link1=James Edward Edmonds |year=1995 |orig-year=1927 |publisher=Macmillan |location=London |edition=IWM and Battery Press reprint |isbn=0-89839-218-7}} | ||
* {{cite book | * {{cite book | last = Haythornthwaite | first = Philip J. | author-link = Philip Haythornthwaite | year = 1996 | title = The World War One Source Book | publisher = Arms and Armour Press | location = London | isbn = 1-85409-351-7}} | ||
* {{cite book |last=Moberly |first=F. J. |year=1997a |orig-year=1923 |series=History of the Great War Based on Official Documents, Compiled at the Request of the Government of India, under the Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence |title=The Campaign in Mesopotamia 1914–1918, Outbreak of Hostilities: Campaign in Lower Mesopotamia |volume=I |publisher=[[HMSO]] |edition=Imperial War Museum & Battery Press repr. |isbn=1-870423-30-5}} | |||
* {{cite book |series=History of the Great War Based on Official Documents, Compiled at the Request of the Government of India, under the Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence |title=The Campaign in Mesopotamia 1914–1918 |volume=IV |others=Part V: The Campaign in Upper Mesopotamia, 1917–18, North-West Persia and the Caspian, 1918 |last=Moberly |first=F. J. |year=1997b |orig-year=1927 |publisher=HMSO |location=London |edition=Imperial War Museum and Battery Press repr. |isbn=0-89839-290-X}} | |||
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