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16 THE 2 ND GOORKHAS REGIMENTAL LINEAGE Date Year Title Authority 24-Apr 1815 Sirmoor Battalion GCO of 24 April 1815 06-May 1823 8th Sirmoor (Goorkha) Battalion March 1824 8th Sirmoor Battalion Bengal Army List of 31 March 1823 01-Dec 1826 6th Sirmoor Battalion GGO No 231 of 5 October 1826 1845 6th Sirmoor (Rifle) Battalion 01-Mar 1850 Sirmoor (Rifle) Battalion GGO No 173 of 22 March 1850 April 1852 Sirmoor Battalion Bengal Army List of April 1852 04-Sep 1858 Sirmoor Rifle Regiment GOCC No 379 of 4 September 1858 03-May 1861 17th Regiment, Native Infantry GGO No 400 of 3 May 1861 29-Oct 1861 2nd Goorkha (the Sirmoor Rifles) Regiment GGO No 990 of 29 October 1861 14-Mar 1876 2nd (Prince of Wales’ own) Goorkha Regiment (the Sirmoor Rifles) GGO No 266 of 1876 12-Apr 1886 2nd (Prince of Wales’s own) Goorkha Regiment (the Sirmoor Rifles) GO No 25 of 12 April 1886 20-Feb 1891 2nd (Prince of Wales’ own) Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment (the Sirmoor Rifles) GO No 175 of 20 February 1891 13-Sep 1901 2nd (Prince of Wales’ own) Gurkha (Rifle) Regiment (the Sirmoor Rifles) GGO No 937 of 13 September 1901 1901 2nd Gurkha Rifles (Prince of Wales’ own) (the Sirmoor Rifles) 02-Oct 1903 2nd Prince of Wales’ own Gurkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles) IAO No 181 of 2 October 1903 01-Jan 1906 2nd King Edward’s own Gurkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles) G of I of 1 January 1906; IAO No 56 OF 29 January 1906 27-Jun 1936 2nd King Edward VII’s own Gurkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles) G of I of 27 June 1936 01-Jan 1948 2nd King Edward VII’s own Gurkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles) the Gurkha Regiment AO No 147 of 30 December 1947 23-Sep 1948 2nd King Edward VII’s own Gurkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles) the Gurkha Regiment AO No 79 of 23 September 1948 01-Jan 1950 2nd King Edward VII’s own Gurkha Rifles (the Sirmoor Rifles) AO No 135 of November 1949 01-Jul 1994 Amalgamated to form part of the Royal Gurkha Rifles Royal Warrant of 24 March 1994; D/PS(A) 1104/10/1/PS 12(A) dated 15 Sep 1992