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*'''1957''' became 1st battalion Frontier Force Regiment
*'''1957''' became 1st battalion Frontier Force Regiment


==Waziristan 1937==
During 1937 the regiment took part in operations against the Mahsud in [[Operations in Waziristan|Waziristan]]<ref> Payne, Rich [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/26951-armoured-cars-tanks-other-vehicles-pith-helmets/?p=634486 Armoured Cars, Tanks, Other Vehicles... & Pith Helmets] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 27 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014</ref>
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59th_Scinde_Rifles_(Frontier_Force) 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59th_Scinde_Rifles_(Frontier_Force) 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)] Wikipedia
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131121082558/http://www.geocities.ws/scn_pk/frontier_force_regiment.html Frontier Force Regiment] by Dr Ali Jan. Commanding Officers (with thumbnail photographs) of “the oldest Frontier Force Battalion (Royal 6/13 or 1st FF)".
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131121082558/http://www.geocities.ws/scn_pk/frontier_force_regiment.html Frontier Force Regiment] by Dr Ali Jan. Commanding Officers (with thumbnail photographs) of “the oldest Frontier Force Battalion (Royal 6/13 or 1st FF)".
*[http://www.jullundurassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82%3Athe-frontier-force&Itemid=61 The 59th (now the1st) (SCINDE) Frontier Force Regiment] Jullundur Brigade Association (retrieved 29 April 2014)
*[http://www.jullundurassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82%3Athe-frontier-force&Itemid=61 The 59th (now the1st) (SCINDE) Frontier Force Regiment] Jullundur Brigade Association (retrieved 29 April 2014)
== References ==
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Revision as of 00:02, 25 October 2014

Known as 59th Scinde Rifles

Chronology

  • 1843 raised in Karachi by Lt Robert FitzGerald as Scinde Camel Corps
  • 1851 retitled as the Scinde Rifle Corps, Punjab Irregular Force
  • 1865 became 6th Punjab Infantry Regiment
  • 1903 became 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
  • 1921 became 59th Royal Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
  • 1922 became 6th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
  • 1945 became 1st Battalion The Frontier Force Rifles
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on partition
  • 1957 became 1st battalion Frontier Force Regiment

Waziristan 1937

During 1937 the regiment took part in operations against the Mahsud in Waziristan[1]

External Links

References

  1. Payne, Rich Armoured Cars, Tanks, Other Vehicles... & Pith Helmets WW2Talk Forum 27 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014