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6th Jat Light Infantry 
 
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1803 1st Battalion, 22nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
1824 43rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
1843 43rd Regiment of Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
1861 6th Regiment of Bengal Native (Light) Infantry
1885 6th Regiment of Bengal (Light) Infantry
1897 6th (Jat) Regiment of Bengal (Light) Infantry
1901 6th Jat Light Infantry
1921 6th Royal Jat Light Infantry
1922.03.01 united with 119th Infantry (The Mooltan Regiment), 10th Jats, and 18th Infantry, to form 1st Bn, 9th Jat Regiment
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Regulars:
  [1st Battalion] [1803-1922]
   
War-Formed Units:
    2nd Battalion [1917-1922]
     
     

Nagpore, Affghanistan, Candahar 1842, Ghuznee 1842, Cabul 1842, Maharajpore, Sobraon, Ali Masjid, Afghanistan 1878-79, China 1900

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Afghanistan 19191

1. Awarded in 1926 to successor regiment.

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Regimental Journal:
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Full Histories:
book Hailes, W.L. (Walter Leslie). War services of the 9th Jat Regiment. Aldershot [Eng.] Gale & Polden, 1938. Note: Covers period 1803-1937.
book Hailes, W.L. (Walter Leslie); Ross, J. (John). War services of the 9th Jat Regiment. Aldershot : Gale & Polden, 1965. 2 v. Note: Combined reissue of earlier works by Hailes and Ross: Vol. 2 has subtitle: 1937-1948, by J. Ross & W.L. Hailes. Edited by N. St. J. Becher./ Vol. 2 has imprint: London, 1965. Limited ed. of 100 copies.
book Hailes, W.L. (Walter Leslie); Ross, J. (John). The Jat Regiment; a history of the Regiment, 1803-1947. Bareilly, Jat Regimental Centre, 1967. [2nd ed.] 2 v. in 1. Contents: v. 1. 1803-1937, by W.L. Hailes.--v. 2. 1837-1948, by J. Ross. Note: Combined reissue of earlier works by Hailes and Ross: Vol. 2 has subtitle: 1937-1948, by J. Ross & W.L. Hailes.
 
Short Histories:
book Westmorland, H.C. Historical record of the Sixth Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry, compiled for use in the Regimental School. Allahabad : The Pioneer Press, 1896.