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*'''1901''' became 2nd Madras Infantry (Punjabis)
 
*'''1901''' became 2nd Madras Infantry (Punjabis)
 
*'''1903''' became '''62nd Punjabis'''
 
*'''1903''' became '''62nd Punjabis'''
*'''1922''' became 1st/1st Punjab Regiment
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*'''1922''' became 1st/[[1st Punjab Regiment]]
 
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
 
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
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==British Library holdings==
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Regimental history:  ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958<ref> There are more details in this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-08/1314141934 post]</ref>
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/62ndpunjabis.htm 62nd Punjabis] British Empire website<br>
 
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/62ndpunjabis.htm 62nd Punjabis] British Empire website<br>
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-08/1314141934 post] mentions the book ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958. which is available at the [[British Library]][[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]]
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*[http://www.defencejournal.com/jun99/1st-punjab.htm 1st Punjab Regiment] defencejournal.com Karachi probably June 1999
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*[http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957]  orbat.com
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Revision as of 10:51, 11 February 2014

Known as 2nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 62nd Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1759 formed as 3rd Battalion Coast Sepoys
  • 1769 became 2nd Carnatic Battalion
  • 1784 became 2nd Madras Battalion
  • 1796 became 1st Battalion, 2nd Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 2nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 2nd Regiment of Madras Infantry
  • 1901 became 2nd Madras Infantry (Punjabis)
  • 1903 became 62nd Punjabis
  • 1922 became 1st/1st Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

British Library holdings

Regimental history: The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956 by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958[1]

External Links

References

  1. There are more details in this India List post