2nd Gurkha Rifles
The 2nd Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) defended Hindu Rao's house for over three months, losing 327 out of 490 men.
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The changing names of the regiment
- 1815.04.24 The Sirmoor Battalion is formed.
- 1861.10.29 renamed 2nd Goorkha Regiment
- 1891.03 renamed 2nd (Prince of Wales's Own) Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment (The Sirmoor Rifles)
- 1994.07.01 amalgamated with 6th Queen Elizabeth?s Own Gurkha Rifles, 7th Duke of Edinburgh?s Own Gurkha Rifles, and 10th Princess Mary?s Own Gurkha Rifles, to form The Royal Gurkha Rifles
History
The 2nd Gurkha Rifles served in Malta during the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78.
Victoria Crosses
