Difference between revisions of "34th Regiment of Punjab Pioneers"

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*'''1941''' re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
 
*'''1941''' re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
 
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
 
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
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==Regimental  History==
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''The History of the Sikh Pioneers, 23rd, 32nd, 34th''  by Sir George MacMunn ; assisted by Captain Spurgin. 1936.  Available at the [[British Library]].
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==

Revision as of 00:37, 14 May 2016

Known as The 34th Punjab Pioneers

Chronology

  • 1887 raised as the 34th (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
  • 1901 became the 34th Punjab Pioneers
  • 1903 became the 34th Sikh Pioneers
  • 1921 became the 3rd Royal Bn/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 History

The History of the Sikh Pioneers, 23rd, 32nd, 34th by Sir George MacMunn ; assisted by Captain Spurgin. 1936. Available at the British Library.

External Links