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17 BATTALIONS Date Year Battalion Description Authority 14-Sep 1992 1st Battalion Title first used in 1886 when 2nd battalion was raised. Amalgamated with 2nd battalion in Hong Kong D/DASD/8/4/28/5 ASD 1 dated 18 Oct 1991 1886 2nd Battalion Raised from 1st battalion at Dehra dun. GO of 6 Feb 1886 15-Feb 1942 Into captivity in Singapore. 14/15 May 1946 Reconstituted from 3rd battalion IAO No 1255 of 1946 14-Sep 1992 Amalgamated with 1st battalion in Hong Kong D/DASD/8/4/28/5 ASD 1 dated 18 Oct 1991 12-Jun 1917 3rd Battalion Raised at Dehra dun AD letter 8668 of 12 Jun 1917 & AD letter 15157 03-Oct 1920 Disbanded Oct 1940 Re-raised at Dehra dun 14/15 May 1946 Disbanded and reconstituted with 2nd battalion at Santa Cruz Bombay at midnight. IAO No 1255 of 1946 03-Mar 1941 4th Battalion Raised at Dehra dun 01-Jan 1948 Became 5th battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles 18-Mar 1942 5th Battalion Raised at Dehra dun Jan 1947 Disbanded in Dehra dun