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*'''1922''' became 3rd/[[11th Sikh Regiment]]
*'''1922''' became 3rd/[[11th Sikh Regiment]]
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
==Regimental histories==
*''Regimental History of the 45th Rattray's Sikhs Volume 1 1856-1914'' by H. St. G. M. McRae, published  1933. Available at the [[British Library]]
*''Regimental History Of The 45th Rattray’s Sikhs During The Great War And After. 1914-1921'' by Lieut-Colonel R. H. Anderson originally published 1925.  Available in a reprint edition <ref>[http://www.naval-military-press.com/regimental-history-of-the-45th-rattray-s-sikhs-during-the-great-war-and-after.-1914-1921.html Regimental History Of The 45th Rattray’s Sikhs During The Great War And After. 1914-1921] by Lieut-Colonel R. H. Anderson reprint edition</ref>
:The Regiment spent the period 1914-1916 on India's North-West Frontier, 1916-1918 fighting the Turks in Mesopotamia, and 1919-1921 in Kurdistan
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/45thsikhs.htm 45th Rattrays Sikhs] British Empire Website
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/45thsikhs.htm 45th Rattrays Sikhs] British Empire Website
*[http://www.sikhsinthearmy.co.uk/#/45th-rattary-sikhs/4555769869 45th Rattrays Sikhs] sikhsinthearmy.co.uk
*[http://www.sikhsinthearmy.co.uk/#/45th-rattary-sikhs/4555769869 45th Rattrays Sikhs] sikhsinthearmy.co.uk
== References ==
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Revision as of 04:27, 27 March 2014

Known as 45th Rattrays Sikhs

Chronology

  • 1856 raised as The Bengal Military Police Battalion by Capt Thomas Rattray
  • 1858 became 1st Bengal Military Police Battalion
  • 1861 became Bengal Military Police Battalion
  • 1864 became 45th (Rattray's Sikh) Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 45th (Rattray's Sikh) Bengal Infantry
  • 1901 became 45th (Rattray's) Sikh Infantry
  • 1922 became 3rd/11th Sikh Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Regimental histories

  • Regimental History of the 45th Rattray's Sikhs Volume 1 1856-1914 by H. St. G. M. McRae, published 1933. Available at the British Library
  • Regimental History Of The 45th Rattray’s Sikhs During The Great War And After. 1914-1921 by Lieut-Colonel R. H. Anderson originally published 1925. Available in a reprint edition [1]
The Regiment spent the period 1914-1916 on India's North-West Frontier, 1916-1918 fighting the Turks in Mesopotamia, and 1919-1921 in Kurdistan

External Links

References