32nd Punjab Pioneers

Known as The 32nd Punjab Pioneers

Chronology

• 1857 raised as Punjab Sappers
• 1858 became the 24th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry
• 1861 became the 32nd Bengal Native Infantry
• 1864 became the 32nd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers)
• 1885 became the 32nd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
• 1901 became the 32nd Punjab Pioneers
• 1903 became the 32nd Sikh Pioneers
• 1922 amalgamated with 23rd Sikh Pioneers and 34th Sikh Pioneers to become the 2nd Battalion 3rd Sikh Pioneers
• 1929 became the Corps of Sikh Pioneers
• 1933 disbanded
• 1941 re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Regimental Histories

• 32nd Sikh Pioneers : Regimental History. Volume 1, Delhi, 1857 [to] Waziristan, 1902 by H. R. Brander c 1907
• 32nd Sikh Pioneers : Regimental History. Volume 2, Sikkim and Tibet, 1903-1904 by H. R. Brander c 1907
• The History of the Sikh Pioneers, 23rd, 32nd, 34th by Sir George MacMunn ; assisted by Captain Spurgin. 1936. Available online, see below.

The above three volumes are available at the British Library.

External Links

• 32nd Sikh Pioneers www.allaboutsikhs.com
  
• 32nd Sikh Pioneers Wikipedia
• 3rd Sikh Pioneers Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
• Sikh Light Infantry Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
• History of the Sikh Light Infantry sikhli.info, now an archived website (retrieved 29 April 2014)
• Regimental Histories sikhli.info, now an archived website (retrieved 29 April 2014)

Historical books online

• The History of the Sikh Pioneers, (23rd, 32nd, 34th) by Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn, assisted by Captain Spurgin. [1936] Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository.
  • Map: An outline of the N.W. Frontier of India (digital page 573).
• Page 98 British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi by Sir Harry H Johnston 1897 Archive.org. A small force of Indian troops was engaged as a nucleus for the police force in Central Africa, from the 23rd and 32nd Pioneers, and Haiderabad Lancers.
• With Mounted Infantry In Tibet by Brevet Major W J Ottley, 34th Sikh Pioneers 1906 Archive.org. The dedication mentions members of the 32nd Pioneers.
• "A ‘Tibet’ I.O.M. pair awarded to Subadar-Major Jhanda Singh, 32nd Sikh Pioneers" [with image] Item 443 (digital page 52) Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria Auction catalogue by Dix Noonan Webb 19th September 2013. Archive.org