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| + | *[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.8907/page/n3/mode/2up ''The History of the Sikh Pioneers, (23rd, 32nd, 34th)''] by Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn, assisted by Captain Spurgin. [1936] Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository. | ||
| + | **[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.8907/page/n573/mode/1up Map: An outline of the N.W. Frontier of India] (digital page 573). | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/MRARegimentalHistory ''M & R: A Regimental History of the Sikh Light Infantry 1941-1947''] by J D Hookway originally written 1999 is available in a second edition on Archive.org. This was the Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment. Alternative spelling: The Mazhabi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment; The Mazabhi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment. | *[https://archive.org/details/MRARegimentalHistory ''M & R: A Regimental History of the Sikh Light Infantry 1941-1947''] by J D Hookway originally written 1999 is available in a second edition on Archive.org. This was the Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment. Alternative spelling: The Mazhabi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment; The Mazabhi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment. | ||
Revision as of 11:56, 19 March 2020
The 3rd Sikh Pioneers was formed in 1923 as part of the Indian Army reorganization which took place in 1922.
- 1st Battalion: see 23rd Sikh Pioneers
- 2nd Battalion: see 32nd Sikh Pioneers
- 3rd Battalion: see 34th Sikh Pioneers
Subsequent History
- February 10, 1933: disbanded as an economy measure
- October 1, 1941: 1st Battalion "Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikhs" reraised at Jullundur
- July 1, 1942: 2nd Battalion "Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikhs" reraised at Peshawar
- August 15, 1942: 3rd Battalion "Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikhs" reraised at Sialkot
- June 23, 1944: renamed Sikh Light Infantry
External links
- 3rd Sikh Pioneers Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
- Sikh Light Infantry Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
- History of the Sikh Light Infantry sikhli.info, now an archived website (retrieved 29 April 2014)
Historical books online
- The History of the Sikh Pioneers, (23rd, 32nd, 34th) by Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn, assisted by Captain Spurgin. [1936] Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository.
- Map: An outline of the N.W. Frontier of India (digital page 573).
- M & R: A Regimental History of the Sikh Light Infantry 1941-1947 by J D Hookway originally written 1999 is available in a second edition on Archive.org. This was the Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment. Alternative spelling: The Mazhabi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment; The Mazabhi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment.
