Shoulder title, other ranks, 41st Dogras, 1900-1922

Brass shoulder title, with regimental number, '41', over the title, 'Dogras'.

The 41st (Dogra) Regiment of Bengal Infantry was raised in 1900 in Jullundur (Jalandhar), in the Punjab. The regiment became the 41st Dogra Infantry in 1901 and became the 41st Dogras in 1903. It served in China from 1904 to 1908. During World War One (1914-1918), the regiment served on the Western Front and in Egypt and Mesopotamia. A second battalion was raised in 1917 and served in the 3rd Afghan War (1919) and in Waziristan (1920-1921). In 1922 the 41st Dogras was amalgamated with the 37th Dogras and the 38th Dogras to form the 17th Dogra Regiment.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.