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{{See also|Rajputana Rifles}}
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|caption=A soldier of the 122nd Rajputana Infantry (far right) amongst other troops form the British Indian Army
|dates=1818–1922
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The '''122nd Rajputana Infantry''' were an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. The regiment traces their origins to 1818, when they were raised as the 2nd Battalion, 11th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry.

The regiments first action was during the [[Boxer Rebellion]], they also served in [[World War I]]

After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.<ref>Sumner p.15</ref> In 1922, the 122nd Rajputana Infantry became the 3rd (Prince of Wales's Own), [[6th Rajputana Rifles]].<ref>Sharma,p.159</ref> After independence they were one of the regiments allocated to the [[Indian Army]].

==Predecessor names==
*2nd Battalion, 11th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry - 1818
*22nd Bombay Native Infantry - 1824
*22nd Bombay Infantry - 1885
*122nd Rajputana Infantry - 1903
*3rd Battalion 6th Rajputana Rifles -1921
*3rd Battalion The Rajputana Rifles -1947

==Commanding officers==
{|class="wikitable"
|+
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!Name
!Period
|-
|Lt. Col. J. Cunningham
|1 January 1818 – 14 October 1824
|-
|Lt. Col. Brackley Kennel
|26 October 1824 – 19 December 1827
|-
|Captain J. Clarke
|December 1828 – 1832
|-
|Major J.D. Crozier
|1832 – February 1834
|-
|Captain J. Clarke
|February 1834 – May 1836
|-
|Captain J. Donabin
|1836
|-
|Captain J.W. Hart
|-
|Captain J. Hale
|1837
|-
|Major H. Cracklow
|1837 – 23 March 1846
|-
|Major J. Hale 1846
|1848
|-
|Major R.L. Shawe
|1 November 1848 – 6 November 1852
|-
|Captain C.E. Beale
|1852
|-
| Captain J.D. Leckie
|9 May 1853 – 1854
|-
|Lt. Col. A. Shepheard
|16 April 1854 – 5 May 1856
|-
|Lt. Col. H.E. Jacob
|6 May 1856 – 12 January 1858
|-
|Capt E.C. Beale
|12 January 1858 – February 1859
|-
|Major H. Boye
|18 February 1859 – 15 June 1860
|-
|Major E.C. Beale
|4 October 1860 – 21 October 1871
|-
|Colonel H.E. Jacob
|18 November 1871 – 2 August 1876
|-
|Lt. Col. T. Nuttall
|2 August 1876 – 20 April 1877
|-
|Colonel J. Fairbrother
|20 April 1877 – 7 February 1882
|-
|Colonel J.H. Drummond
|7 February 1882 – 19 September 1888
|-
|Colonel De L.R.F. Woolridge
|20 September 1888 – 2 November 1889
|-
|Lt. Col. W.A. Weatherall
|2 November 1889 – 8 November 1896
|-
|Lt. Col. J.F.C. Thatoner
|8 November 1896 – 7 February 1900
|-
|Lt. Col. R. Baillie
|30 May 1900 – 30 May 1907
|-
|Lt. Col. W.G. Heatherall
|31 May 1907 – 30 May 1912
|-
|Lt. Col. K.J.C. Dunolly
|31 May 1912 – 1 April 1917
|-
|Lt. Col. P.C.R. Barclay
|2 April 1917 – 31 March 1921
|-
|Lt. Col. J. D'Oyly
|1 April 1921 – 31 March 1925
|}

==Regimental War Memorial==
A memorial to the Rajputana Rifles in the form of a marble ''Chhatri'' (canopy) was constructed in 1925 at Nasirabad after formation of Sixth Rajputana Rifle Group in 1921/22. This was to commemorate 2,058 of all ranks of the regiment who had been killed during World War I. The 20-foot high memorial is a [[Makrana]] marble dome supported by six pillars. Each pillar represented a battalion of the Rajputana Rifle Group and was engraved with the crest of the battalion. A complete roll of honour was buried beneath a central plaque on which was engraved 23 battle honours earned by the regiment during the war. The memorial was unveiled at Nasirabad on 28 January 1927 by Lieutenant General Sir [[John Shea (Indian Army officer)|John Shea]], KCB, KCNG, DSO, the then [[Adjutant-General (India)|Adjutant General in India]].

==References==
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==Sources==
*{{cite book|last=Barthorp|first=Michael|last2=Burn|first2=Jeffrey|year=1979|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}
*{{cite book|last=Rinaldi|first=Richard A|year=2008|title=Order of Battle British Army 1914|publisher=Ravi Rikhye|isbn=0-9776072-8-3}}
*{{cite book|last=Sharma|first=Gautam|year=1990|title=Valour and sacrifice: famous regiments of the Indian Army|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=81-7023-140-X}}
*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}
*Moberly, F.J. (1923). ''Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign'', Imperial War Museum. {{ISBN|1-870423-30-5}}
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*Singh, Colonel Dr Narendar (2019) ''''Third Battalion The Rajputana Rifles 'Waffadar Paltan' Volume 1 1818-1920'' (New Delhi: Pentagon Press) {{ISBN|978-93-86618-92-4}}
*Singh, Colonel Dr Narendar (2020) ''''Third Battalion The Rajputana Rifles 'Gods Own' Volume 2 1921-2018'' (New Delhi: Pentagon Press) {{ISBN|978-81-944659-2-8}}
*{{cite book|year=1908| title= Historical Records of 122 Rajputana Infantry |publisher =British India press}}

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