30th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
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Known as 30th Punjabis
Chronology
- 1857 formed as 22nd Punjab Infantry
- 1861 brought into Bengal Army as 30th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 30th (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885 became 30th (Punjab) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became 30th Punjab Infantry
- 1904 became 30th Punjabis
- 1922 became 1st/16th Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 1956 became 13 Punjab
Regimental history
- Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment. Edited by J. P. Lawford and W. E. Catto 1967. Available at the British Library
External Links
- 30th Punjabis British Empire website
- "The 30th Punjabis at Tandamuti Hill and Nakadi Ridge, East Africa, February – October 1917" by Harry Fecitt, March 2015 html version, pdf gweaa.com
- 16th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 16th Punjab Regiment, an extract from John Gaylor's book Sons of John Company. Defence Journal Karachi May 1999, now archived.
- Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived.
