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===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.8907/page/n3/mode/2up ''The History of the Sikh Pioneers, (23rd, 32nd, 34th)'']  by Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn, assisted by Captain Spurgin. [1936] Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository.
**[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.8907/page/n573/mode/1up Map: An outline of the N.W. Frontier of India] (digital page 573).
*[https://archive.org/details/MRARegimentalHistory  ''M & R: A Regimental History of the Sikh Light Infantry 1941-1947''] by J D Hookway  originally written 1999 is available in a second edition on Archive.org. This was the  Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment. Alternative spelling: The Mazhabi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment; The Mazabhi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment.
*[https://archive.org/details/MRARegimentalHistory  ''M & R: A Regimental History of the Sikh Light Infantry 1941-1947''] by J D Hookway  originally written 1999 is available in a second edition on Archive.org. This was the  Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment. Alternative spelling: The Mazhabi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment; The Mazabhi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment.



Revision as of 11:56, 19 March 2020

The 3rd Sikh Pioneers was formed in 1923 as part of the Indian Army reorganization which took place in 1922.

Subsequent History

  • February 10, 1933: disbanded as an economy measure
  • October 1, 1941: 1st Battalion "Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikhs" reraised at Jullundur
  • July 1, 1942: 2nd Battalion "Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikhs" reraised at Peshawar
  • August 15, 1942: 3rd Battalion "Mazhbi and Ramdasia Sikhs" reraised at Sialkot
  • June 23, 1944: renamed Sikh Light Infantry

External links


Historical books online