6th Rajputana Rifles


Subadar-Major, 1935


A Rajput officer. Three of the constituent regiments that made up the 6th Rajputana Rifles were red coated and had to conform to the green coats of the new regiment. These were the 120th, 122nd and the 13th (2nd, 3rd and 10th battalions). The other three regiments, 104th Wellesley's Rifles, 123rd Outram's Rifles and 125th Napier's Rifles were already in green uniforms with red facings.


Uniforms | Regimental History


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