16th Punjab Regiment
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
- 1st Battalion – 30th Punjabis
- 2nd Battalion – 31st Punjabis
- 3rd Battalion – 33rd Punjabis
- 4th Battalion – 9th Bhopal Infantry
- 10th (Training) Battalion – 46th Punjabis.
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
- 16th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 16th Punjab Regiment from John Gaylor's book Sons Of John Company. Defence Journal Karachi May 1999
- Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived.
- "Cover-ups and the Singapore Traitor Affair" by Peter Elphick 28 November 2001 - 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.
- Photograph:Bush Jacket of a Major, 6/16th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army WW2 Imperial War Museums