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2nd Queen
Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry
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| 1798 | 2nd Battalion, 15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |
| 1824 | 31st Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry | |
| 1858 | 31st Regiment of Bengal Native (Light) Infantry | |
| 1861 | 2nd Regiment of Bengal (Light) Infantry | |
| 1876 | 2nd (Queen's
Own) Regiment of Bengal Native Light Infantry royal accolade granted by Queen Victoria |
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| 1885 | 2nd (Queen's Own) Regiment of Bengal Light Infantry | |
| 1897 | 2nd (Queen's Own) Regiment of Rajput Bengal Light Infantry | |
| 1901 | 2nd (Queen's Own) Regiment of Rajput Light Infantry | |
| 1911 | 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Rajput Light Infantry | |
| 1922.03.01 | united with 4th Prince Albert Victor's Rajputs, 7th Duke of Connaught's Own Rajputs, 8th Rajputs, 11th Rajputs, and 16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment), to form 1st Bn, 7th Rajput Regiment | |
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Delhi 1803, Leswaree, Deig, Bhurtpore, Khelat, Affghanistan, Maharajpore, Punjaub, Chillianwallah, Goojerat, Central India, Afghanistan 1879-80, Burma 1885-87, China 1900 The Great War: 1. Awarded in 1926 to successor regiment. |
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| 1876.03.10 | F.M. HRH Albert Edward, Prince of Wales | |
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| 1904.05.13 | F.M. HM King Edward VII | |
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