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From: "VIJAY SHUKLA" <>
Subject: [India-L] Re: SIRMOOR RIFLES
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 17:47:33 +1100
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Dear Gordon,
Harry was employed by the Royal Government of Sirmoor, which is located in
modern India Himachal Pradesh, the capital was Nahan.
Sirmoor Rifles home has been in Dehra Dun which lies in the shadow of the
Mussoorie Hills for 130 years until 18 Feb 1948. In 1815 Mr.Young first
formed the Sirmoor Battalion at the time of Nepal War. Since then thousands
of Gorkhas had set off from the town to take part in many campaigns.
Dehradun is not far away from Nahan and I was exploring any connection
between the Royal Government of Sirmoor and Sirmoor Rifles.

Dr.Vijay Shukla
Sydney,Australia.

----- Original Message -----
From: Gordon Barlow <>
To: VIJAY SHUKLA <>
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 4:03 AM
Subject: SIRMOOR RIFLES


> Vijay. My Harry Barlow's death was reported in The Times of 23/7/1909 as
> "late of South Staffs Regt" and latterly "tutor/companion to the son of
the
> Maharaja of Sirmoor". Harry's employer would have been Surinder Bikram
> Parkash - born 1867, ruled 1898-1911 - whose only son was Amar Parkash
> Bahadur - ruled 1911-33. Would Harry's service in Sirmoor have involved
him
> at all with the Sirmoor Rifles, do you think?
>
> Gordon Barlow
>
>

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