47th Regiment of Sikh Infantry

Known as 47th Sikhs

Chronology

• 1901 raised as the 47th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry
• 1901 became the 47th Sikh Infantry
• 1903 became the 47th Sikhs
• 1922 became the 5th/11th Sikh Regiment
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition

External Links

• 47th Sikhs British Empire website
• 47th Sikhs Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
• 11th Sikh Regiment Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
• The 47th (now the 5th) Sikh Regiment Jullundur Brigade Association (retrieved 29 April 2014)