Difference between revisions of "40th Regiment of Pathan Infantry"

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*[http://www.defencejournal.com/aug99/14th-punjab.htm 14th Punjab Regiment] from John Gaylor's book ''Sons Of John Company'' ''Defence Journal'' Karachi August 1999
 
*[http://www.defencejournal.com/aug99/14th-punjab.htm 14th Punjab Regiment] from John Gaylor's book ''Sons Of John Company'' ''Defence Journal'' Karachi August 1999
 
*[http://www.burmastar.org.uk/14punjab.htm 14th Punjab Regiment] Burma Star Association
 
*[http://www.burmastar.org.uk/14punjab.htm 14th Punjab Regiment] Burma Star Association
*[http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.htmlPakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002
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*[http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002
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*[http://www.cofepow.org.uk/pages/armedforces_5th%20bn_punjab_regt.htm The 5th Battalion (Punjab Regiment) in Malaya] in WW2. [5/14th Punjab Regiment] cofepow.org   
 
*[http://www.cofepow.org.uk/pages/armedforces_5th%20bn_punjab_regt.htm The 5th Battalion (Punjab Regiment) in Malaya] in WW2. [5/14th Punjab Regiment] cofepow.org   
  

Revision as of 00:42, 3 May 2014

Known as 40th Pathans

Chronology

  • 1858 raised as the Shahjehanpur Levy
  • 1861 became the 40th Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1864 became the 40th (Shahjehanpur) Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1885 became the 40th (Shahjehanpur) Bengal Infantry
  • 1890 became the 40th (Baluch) Bengal Infantry
  • 1892 became the 40th (Pathan) Bengal Infantry
  • 1901 became the 40th Pathan Infantry
  • 1903 became the 40th Pathans
  • 1922 amalgamated with the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 24th Punjabis to become 5th Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition and renamed the Punjab Regiment

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