On 20th May, a machine-gun detachment of 1 sergeant and 6 men under Lieutenant Bowen-Colthurst proceeded to Thibet with the mission under Brigadier-General (afterwards Sir) R. Macdonald, C.B., and subsequently received a medal for this service.
On 28th October, Colonel Swaine completed his tenure of command and was succeeded by Lieutenant-Colonel J. S. Brown.
1905.
On 15th December the battalion left Fyzabad and marched to Meerut, 351 miles, arriving on 1st January. En route two companies were detached for duty at Delhi.
On 30th November the battalion left by train for Rawal Pindi and took part in manœuvres and review on the occasion of the visit of T.R.H.’s the Prince and Princess of Wales.
During 1905–7 the battalion remained at Meerut, having a detachment at Delhi, and (during the hot seasons) at Chakrata and Landour.
1906.
Lieutenant Robinson died at Meerut.
1907.
In January the battalion went to Agra and took part in a review held in honour of a visit to India of H.M. the Ameer of Afghanistan.