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*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition


== External Links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/26thpunjabis.htm 26th Punjabis] British Empire website
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/26thpunjabis.htm 26th Punjabis] British Empire website
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Punjab_Regiment 15th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Punjab_Regiment 15th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
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*[http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/other_cemeteries_ext/labuan_war_cemetery_and_memorial.htm Labuan War Cemetery And Memorial, Malaysia].  In December 1941 the Garrison in North Borneo  consisted of the 2/15th Punjab Regiment; they were stationed at Kuching in Sarawak, where there was an airfield, and at Miri, some 400 miles as the crow flies to the north-east.
*[http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/other_cemeteries_ext/labuan_war_cemetery_and_memorial.htm Labuan War Cemetery And Memorial, Malaysia].  In December 1941 the Garrison in North Borneo  consisted of the 2/15th Punjab Regiment; they were stationed at Kuching in Sarawak, where there was an airfield, and at Miri, some 400 miles as the crow flies to the north-east.
*[http://www.thestar.com.my/Story/?file=%2F2005%2F7%2F24%2Flifefocus%2F10991652&sec=lifefocus Honourable Guests in hell] by Ooi Keat Gin  July 24, 2005 thestar.com. Batu Lintang, now a peaceful campus in Kuching, was a notorious POW camp where members of the 2/15 Punjab Regiment were held. Many died.
*[http://www.thestar.com.my/Story/?file=%2F2005%2F7%2F24%2Flifefocus%2F10991652&sec=lifefocus Honourable Guests in hell] by Ooi Keat Gin  July 24, 2005 thestar.com. Batu Lintang, now a peaceful campus in Kuching, was a notorious POW camp where members of the 2/15 Punjab Regiment were held. Many died.
 
===Historical books online===
*''History of the 26th Punjabis 1857-1923'' by Lieut-Col P. S. Stoney 1924  is available in a reprint edition,<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/history-of-the-26th-punjabis-1857-1923/  ''History of the 26th Punjabis 1857-1923''] by Lieut-Col P. S. Stoney.  Naval & Military Press reprint edition.</ref> which in turn is available [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8EamDdOvsGMmlzPc7 online on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3]  (located in World War II/Military Books/India). During WW1 the regiment served in Hong Kong and [[Mesopotamia Campaign|Mesopotamia]].
==References==
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Revision as of 06:43, 2 October 2018

26th Punjabis From a painting by Major A. C. Lovett

Known as 26th Punjabis

Chronology

  • 1857 raised as 18th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
  • 1861 became 26th Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1864 became 26th (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 26th (Punjab) Bengal Infantry
  • 1901 became 26th Punjab Infantry
  • 1903 became 26th Punjabis
  • 1922 became 2nd/15th Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

External links

Historical books online

References

  1. History of the 26th Punjabis 1857-1923 by Lieut-Col P. S. Stoney. Naval & Military Press reprint edition.