7th Gurkha Rifles 1914-20

[RedCoat]

Hi all,

 

I am beginning to research a Jemadar, later Subedar of the 7th Gurkha Rifles and have to admit - I am a little out of my comfort zone.

 

I know from the Indian Army List of January 1920 that he enlisted in November 1898 and was promoted to Jemadar in October 1915. I believe he served in Egypt in 1915 with the 1st Battalion before transferring to the 2nd serving in Mesopotamia and Palestine 1916-18.

 

Having searched online, I can find no regimental history to check, nor many references to their time during the First World War. Most online references focus on their annihilation at Kut but really stops there.

 

Any help or references would be gratefully received.

 

Kind regards,

Daniel

[MaureenE]

From http://collaborativecollections.org, details of the War Diaries at the National Archives, Kew.

 

1st Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles, Indian

http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/1st_Battalion,_7th_Gurkha_Rifles,_Indian

Unit war diaries

The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5225 (01/10/1917–31/05/1919)

The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5227 (01/08/1919–30/04/1920)

 

2nd Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles, Indian

http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/2nd_Battalion,_7th_Gurkha_Rifles,_Indian

The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/4426 (01/02/1913–31/10/1914)

The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5146 (01/04/1915–31/08/1915)

The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5125 (01/09/1915–31/10/1915)

The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5018 (01/05/1916–31/10/1916)

The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/4701 (01/05/1918–31/03/1919)

The National Archives of the UK (TNA): WO 95/5411 (01/11/1920–31/03/1921)

 

Regimental histories available at the British Library, London. Content concerning WW1 unknown.

 

Title: Extracts from the history of the Seventh Gurkha Rifles.

Other Titles: Variant Title: Seventh Gurkha Rifles 

Cover title: The Seventh Gurkha Rifles : extracts from the history. 

Aldershot : Gale and Polden, 1954

 UIN: BLL01012499495 

 

History of 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles. Produced under the direction of a regimental committee from the story compiled by Colonel J. N. Mackay, etc. [With plates, including maps.]

Edinburgh ; London : William Blackwood & Sons, 1962. 

UIN: BLL01001096474

 

Cheers

Maureen

[Steven Broomfield]

The Gurkha Museum in Winchester are very helpful

 

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[RedCoat]

Thanks for taking the time to reply guys. Lots of very useful information there for me to pursue.

 

Kind regards,

Daniel.