10th Baluch Regiment

10th Baluch Regiment tie pin

10th Baluch Regiment was formed in 1922. It consisted of five regular battalions, numbered 1 to 5 and the 10th (Training) Battalion.

• 1st Battalion: see 124th Baluchistan Infantry (The Duke of Connaught's Own)
• 2nd Battalion: see 126th Baluchistan Infantry
• 3rd Battalion: see 127th Baluch Light Infantry
• 4th Battalion: see 129th Baluchis
• 5th Battalion: see 130th Baluchis

In 1945 it became The Baluch Regiment and at Independence was allocated to Pakistan. It is now known as the Baloch Regiment, with Regimental Centre at Abbottabad.

FIBIS resources

• FIBIS Gallery: Personal Collection of Lt Col Ron O'Brien, Indian Army 10th Baluch Regiment from c 1928 including Jacob's Rifles.

External links

• 10th Baluch Regiment Wikipedia
• 10th Baluch Regiment Defence Journal Karachi June 1999, now archived. Probably an extract from Sons Of John Company by John Gaylor
• History of The Baloch Regiment 1820-1939 The Colonial Period Defence Journal Karachi October 2000, now archived.
• History of The Baloch Regiment 1939-1956 Defence Journal Karachi November 2000, now archived.
• Baloch Regiment: History pakistanarmy.gov.pk

Historical books online

• Battle Tales from Burma by Brigadier John Randle. 2005 edition, first published 2004. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Seventh Battalion The (10th) Baluch Regiment. Served in the Burma Campaign 1942-1945.