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==Regimental history==
==Regimental history==
*''The  Frontier Force Rifles '' by Brigadier W E H Condon 1953. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795360 . Also available in a reprint edition, with a slightly different title,<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/frontier-force-rifles1849-1946/ ''The  Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946''] by Brigadier W E H Condon. Naval &  Military Press reprint edition.</ref> which in turn is available as an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3, see below.
*''The  Frontier Force Rifles '' by Brigadier W E H Condon 1953. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795360 . Also available in a reprint edition, with a slightly different title,<ref name=FFR>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/frontier-force-rifles1849-1946/ ''The  Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946''] by Brigadier W E H Condon. Naval &  Military Press reprint edition.</ref> which in turn is available as an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3, see below.
* ''A Summarised History of the 13th Frontier Force Rifles, Indian Army, during the Second World War, 1939-1946''  by [A.D. FitzGerald]. 1985. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01011838679 .
* ''A Summarised History of the 13th Frontier Force Rifles, Indian Army, during the Second World War, 1939-1946''  by [A.D. FitzGerald]. 1985. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01011838679 .


==First World War==
==First World War==
1/55th Rifles were part of the Bushire Field Force in 1918 and are mentioned in ''Operations in Persia''.<ref>Lindsay, Kimberley John. [http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/topic/254405-mic-sans-bwmvm-with-1917-iaro-entry/?do=findComment&comment=2575297 MIC sans BWM/VM with 1917 IARO entry?] ''Great War Forum'' 22  October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.</ref> See the Fibiwiki page [[Norperforce]].
1/55th Rifles were part of the Bushire Field Force in 1918 and are mentioned in ''Operations in Persia''.<ref>Lindsay, Kimberley John. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/forums/topic/254405-mic-sans-bwmvm-with-1917-iaro-entry/?do=findComment&comment=2575297 MIC sans BWM/VM with 1917 IARO entry?] ''Great War Forum'' 22  October 2017. Retrieved & March 2020.</ref> See the Fibiwiki page [[Norperforce]].
== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyuniforms/indianinfantry/1stpunjabinfbremner.htm Jemadar Uniform 1897] British Empire Website<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyuniforms/indianinfantry/1stpunjabinfbremner.htm Jemadar Uniform 1897] British Empire Website<br>
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Dast Jemadar Mir Dast VC] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Dast Jemadar Mir Dast VC] Wikipedia
**[https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/discover/2016/06/03/mir-dast-the-man-behind-the-plaque/ Mir Dast  -  the man behind the plaque] brightonmuseums.org.uk. He was admitted to the Royal Pavilion Hospital, Brighton, England  and it was here that he learned that he was to be awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in Ypres.
**[https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/discover/2016/06/03/mir-dast-the-man-behind-the-plaque/ Mir Dast  -  the man behind the plaque] brightonmuseums.org.uk. He was admitted to the Royal Pavilion Hospital, Brighton, England  and it was here that he learned that he was to be awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in Ypres.
*[http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?acc=1966-11-30-16 Photograph:  c 1860: Playing Cricket, Kohat]from UK National Army Museum (nam.ac.uk)
*Details of catalogue entries for some WW1 War Diaries available at the National Archives. Kew, England. Note: "It is not guaranteed to be complete". In fact it shows no entries. The War Diaries available at the [[British Library]] may be a possible alternative source.
*Details of catalogue entries for some WW1 War Diaries available at the National Archives. Kew, England. Note: "It is not guaranteed to be complete". In fact it shows no entries. The War Diaries available at the [[British Library]] may be a possible alternative source.
**[http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/1st_Battalion_55th_Coke%27s_Rifles,_Indian 1st Battalion 55th Coke's Rifles, Indian]
**[http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/1st_Battalion_55th_Coke%27s_Rifles,_Indian 1st Battalion 55th Coke's Rifles, Indian]
**[http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/2nd_Battalion_55th_Coke%27s_Rifles,_Indian 2nd Battalion 55th Coke's Rifles, Indian] collaborativecollections.org
**[http://collaborativecollections.org/WorldWarOne/2nd_Battalion_55th_Coke%27s_Rifles,_Indian 2nd Battalion 55th Coke's Rifles, Indian] collaborativecollections.org
*[https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/frontier-force-regiment.33526/ Frontier Force Regiment] defence.pk
*[https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/frontier-force-regiment.33526/ Frontier Force Regiment] defence.pk
*The regiment was based in Kohat in 1860, so the following photograph may be in respect of the regiment: [https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1966-11-30-16 Photograph: c 1860: Cricket at Kohat], with St Augustine's Church newly completed in the background. From the National Army Museum.
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/278680 ''Digest Of Services Of The 1st (Coke's) Regiment, Punjab Infantry''] by  Colonel Theo Higginson. Published Simla, 1888. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278680 Archive.org mirror version].
* ''Digest of Services of the 1st (Coke's) Regiment, Punjab Infantry'' by  Colonel Theo Higginson. Published Simla, 1888. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278680 Archive.org mirror version], from  Digital Library of India.
*''The  Frontier Force Rifles '' by Brigadier W E H Condon, originally published 1953, is  available in a reprint edition, which in turn is available as an [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8wIfXXI19DeBdXGZW online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3] (located in World War II/Military Books/Britain).
*''The  Frontier Force Rifles '' by Brigadier W E H Condon, originally published 1953, is  available in a reprint edition,<ref name=FFR/> which in turn is available as an [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8wIfXXI19DeBdXGZW online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3] (located in World War II/Military Books/Britain).
*[https://archive.org/details/commonwealthempi27londuoft/page/266/mode/2up "A Winter’s Night in the Malakand"] by Captain A E Mahon 55th Coke’s Rifles, Frontier Force. Page 266 ''The Empire Review'', catalogued as ''The Commonwealth & Empire Review'', Volume 27 1914. Archive.org
 
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 11:15, 7 March 2020

Known as the 1st Punjabis and Coke's Rifles. Stationed at Dera Ismail Khan in 1902.

Chronology

  • 1849 raised as 1st Regiment of Punjab Infantry by Captain John Coke
  • 1851 retitled as the 1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force
  • 1865 became the 1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
  • 1901 became 1st Punjab Infantry
  • 1903 became 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force)
  • 1922 amalagmated with six other regiments to form the 6-battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles, the 55th becoming the 1st Battalion (Coke's)
  • 1946 became 1st Battalion (Coke's), Frontier Force Rifles
  • 1946 allocated to Pakistan
  • 1956 amalgamated with the Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment forming The Frontier Force Regiment and known as the 7th (Coke's) Battalion

Regimental history

  • The Frontier Force Rifles by Brigadier W E H Condon 1953. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795360 . Also available in a reprint edition, with a slightly different title,[1] which in turn is available as an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3, see below.
  • A Summarised History of the 13th Frontier Force Rifles, Indian Army, during the Second World War, 1939-1946 by [A.D. FitzGerald]. 1985. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01011838679 .

First World War

1/55th Rifles were part of the Bushire Field Force in 1918 and are mentioned in Operations in Persia.[2] See the Fibiwiki page Norperforce.

External links

Historical books online

  • Digest of Services of the 1st (Coke's) Regiment, Punjab Infantry by Colonel Theo Higginson. Published Simla, 1888. Archive.org mirror version, from Digital Library of India.
  • The Frontier Force Rifles by Brigadier W E H Condon, originally published 1953, is available in a reprint edition,[1] which in turn is available as an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3 (located in World War II/Military Books/Britain).
  • "A Winter’s Night in the Malakand" by Captain A E Mahon 55th Coke’s Rifles, Frontier Force. Page 266 The Empire Review, catalogued as The Commonwealth & Empire Review, Volume 27 1914. Archive.org

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 The Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946 by Brigadier W E H Condon. Naval & Military Press reprint edition.
  2. Lindsay, Kimberley John. MIC sans BWM/VM with 1917 IARO entry? Great War Forum 22 October 2017. Retrieved & March 2020.