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Known as '''84th Punjabis''' | Known as '''24th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br> | ||
Known as '''84th Punjabis''' in the Indian Army | |||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1794''' formed as 34th Madras Battalion | *'''1794''' formed as 34th Madras Battalion | ||
*'''1797''' became 2nd Battalion, 12th Madras Native Infantry | *'''1797''' became 2nd Battalion, 12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry | ||
*'''1824''' became 24th Madras Native Infantry | *'''1824''' became '''24th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' | ||
*'''1885''' became 24th Madras Infantry | *'''1885''' became 24th Madras Infantry | ||
*''' | *'''1903''' became '''84th Punjab Regiment''' | ||
*'''1922''' became 10th/1st Punjab Regiment | *'''1922''' became 10th/[[1st Punjab Regiment]] | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
== External | |||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/84thpunjabis.htm 84th Punjabis] British Empire website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | ==British Library holdings== | ||
Regimental history: ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958.<ref> For more details see Chidley, Ann | |||
[https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/1316525/ The First Punjab Regiment] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 23 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2019.</ref> | |||
== External links == | |||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/84thpunjabis.htm 84th Punjabis] British Empire website<br> | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160810041744/http://defencejournal.com/jun99/1st-punjab.htm 1st Punjab Regiment] defencejournal.com Karachi probably June 1999, now archived. | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived. | |||
*[https://shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/1274_1.jpg Headstone carving for 84th Punjabis] used by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for First World War deaths. Possibly based on the regimental badge. From a CWGC webpage [https://shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org/bargaining/international-differences/ "International differences"] shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:09, 31 March 2020
Known as 24th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 84th Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1794 formed as 34th Madras Battalion
- 1797 became 2nd Battalion, 12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 24th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 24th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 84th Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 10th/1st Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
British Library holdings
Regimental history: The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956 by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958.[1]
External links
- 84th Punjabis British Empire website
- 1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 1st Punjab Regiment defencejournal.com Karachi probably June 1999, now archived.
- Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived.
- Headstone carving for 84th Punjabis used by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for First World War deaths. Possibly based on the regimental badge. From a CWGC webpage "International differences" shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org
References
- ↑ For more details see Chidley, Ann The First Punjab Regiment Rootsweb India Mailing List 23 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2019.