Titles of The Regiment and Its Predecessors
1766–1767—14th Battalion of Coast Sepoys
1767–1769— Amboor Battalion
1769–1770— 11th Carnatic Battalion
1770–1784— 10th Carnatic Battalion
1784–1796— 10th Madras Battalion
1796–1824— 1st Battalion, 10th Regiment Madras Native Infantry
1824–1885— 10th Regiment Madras Native Infantry
1885–1890— 10th Regiment, Madras Infantry
1890–1891— 10th (Burma) Regiment of Madras Infantry
1891–1892— 10th Regiment (1st Burma Battalion) of Madras Infantry
1892–1895— 10th Regiment (1st Burma Rifles), Madras Infantry
1895–1901— 10th Regiment (1st Burma Gurkha Rifles), Madras Infantry
1901–1950— 10th Gurkha Rifles
1950–1994— 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles.
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