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*4th Battalion – [[Bhopal Battalion|9th Bhopal Infantry]]
 
*4th Battalion – [[Bhopal Battalion|9th Bhopal Infantry]]
 
*10th (Training) Battalion – [[46th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|46th Punjabis]].
 
*10th (Training) Battalion – [[46th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|46th Punjabis]].
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At Independence in 1947 the 16th Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan, and in 1956 amalgamated into the Punjab Regiment, (along with the [[1st Punjab Regiment|1st]], [[14th Punjab Regiment|14th]] and [[15th Punjab Regiment]]s) with Regimental Centre now at Mardan.<ref> Wikipedia article</ref>
 
==Regimental history==
 
==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]]
 
*''Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment''. Edited by  J. P. Lawford and  W. E. Catto 1967. Available at the [[British Library]]
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html  Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived.
 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html  Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived.
 
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20140816000022/http://www.abc.net.au:80/4corners/specials/noprisoners/viewpoints/elphick.htm"Cover-ups and the Singapore Traitor Affair"] by Peter Elphick 28 November 2001, abc.net.au, now archived.  Presented at the Fall of Singapore 60th Anniversary Conference National University of Singapore, 16-17 February 2002.  Mentions one time member of the 16th Punjab Regiment, Captain  Patrick Vaughan Heenan executed on Friday 13th February 1942, two days before Singapore surrendered, for being a traitor.
 
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20140816000022/http://www.abc.net.au:80/4corners/specials/noprisoners/viewpoints/elphick.htm"Cover-ups and the Singapore Traitor Affair"] by Peter Elphick 28 November 2001, abc.net.au, now archived.  Presented at the Fall of Singapore 60th Anniversary Conference National University of Singapore, 16-17 February 2002.  Mentions one time member of the 16th Punjab Regiment, Captain  Patrick Vaughan Heenan executed on Friday 13th February 1942, two days before Singapore surrendered, for being a traitor.
*[http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30092705 Photograph:Bush Jacket of a Major, 6/16th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army] WW2 Imperial War Museums
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*[http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30092705 Photograph:Bush Jacket, Major, 6/16th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army] WW2 Imperial War Museums
 
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*[https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Punjab-Regiment.php Punjab Regiment] pakistanarmy.gov.pk
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Latest revision as of 02:08, 29 July 2020

The 16th Punjab Regiment was formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of five existing regiments and consisted of four regular battalions and a training battalion

At Independence in 1947 the 16th Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan, and in 1956 amalgamated into the Punjab Regiment, (along with the 1st, 14th and 15th Punjab Regiments) with Regimental Centre now at Mardan.[1]

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

References

  1. Wikipedia article