Difference between revisions of "1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force"

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Known as 51st Sikhs

1846 raised by Captain J. S. Hodgson at Hoshiarpur as 1st Sikh Infantry
1846-7 1st-4th Sikh Regiments formed as the Infantry of the Frontier Brigade
1847 became 1st Regiment of Sikh Local Infantry
1851 Frontier Brigade became the Punjab Irregular Force (Piffers) including the Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force
1865 became 1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
1903 became 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force)
1922 became 1st Battalion (Prince of Wales' Own Sikhs) 12th Frontier Force Regiment
1945 became 1st Battalion (PWO Sikhs) Frontier Force Regiment
1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
1957 became 3rd Battalion Frontier Force Regiment

Frontier Brigade Wikipedia
Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia
"The British Campaign in Aden, 1914-1918" by Mark Connelly Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies Vol. 1, No. 3, 2005. pages 65-96. Includes brief mention of 51/Sikhs.

History of the First Sikh Infantry 1846-1886 Vol-I published 1887 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website.

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 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Force_Regiment Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia
 *[http://www.js-ww1.bham.ac.uk/articles/issue3_Connelly.pdf  "The British Campaign in Aden, 1914-1918"] by Mark Connelly ''Journal of the Centre for First World War Studies Vol. 1, No. 3, 2005''. pages 65-96. Includes brief mention of 51/Sikhs.
+===Historical books online===
+*''History of the First Sikh Infantry 1846-1886 Vol-I'' published 1887 is available to read  online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website.
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