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==Regimental history== | ==Regimental history== | ||
* ''History of the 2nd Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 1849-1931'', published 1933. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01013831726 . | * ''History of the 2nd Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 1849-1931'', published 1933. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01013831726 . | ||
*''The Frontier Force Rifles | *''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. | ||
* ''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 . | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/530822.html "Military Operations in Aden 1914-1915"] by Harry Fecitt, from [http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/home.html Harry’s Sideshows] kaiserscross.com. Includes mention of the 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force). | *[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/530822.html "Military Operations in Aden 1914-1915"] by Harry Fecitt, from [http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/home.html Harry’s Sideshows] kaiserscross.com. Includes mention of the 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force). | ||
=== Historical books online=== | === Historical books online=== | ||
* | * ''History Of The Second Punjab Infantry 1849-1888'', published Calcutta 1889. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278770 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India. | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/myserviceinindi00vauggoog ''My service in the Indian Army – and after''] by General Sir John Luther Vaughan 1904 Archive.org. In 1850 he was appointed to the 2nd Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force | *[https://archive.org/details/myserviceinindi00vauggoog ''My service in the Indian Army – and after''] by General Sir John Luther Vaughan 1904 Archive.org. In 1850 he was appointed to the 2nd Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force. | ||
*''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 reprint edition appears to have pages 298-299 missing which may be accessed below.<ref>idler. [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/condon-the-frontier-force-rifles-1849-1946.85399/#post-880627 Condon - The Frontier Force Rifles 1849-1946], post 2, ''WW2Talk Forum'' 10 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020. To access the text, you must be signed into WW2Talk Forum.</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:58, 12 May 2020
also known as 56th Punjab Rifles
Chronology
- 1849 raised as 2nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry
- 1851 retitled as the 2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 became 2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1901 became 2nd Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1903 became 56th Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1906 became 56th Punjab Rifles, Frontier Force
- 1922 became 2nd Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on partition
- 1957 The Frontier Force Rifles, The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment were amalgamated to form the new Frontier Force Regiment
Regimental history
- History of the 2nd Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 1849-1931, published 1933. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01013831726 .
- 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 .
External links
- 56th Punjabi Rifles Wikipedia. Retrieved 3 August 2014
- 56th Punjab Rifles britishempire.co.uk
- 13th Frontier Force Rifles Wikipedia
- Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia
- Frontier Force Regiment defence.pk
- Photograph of Lt Napier Gordon - 2nd Punjab Infantry from Hussards-photos.com
- "Military Operations in Aden 1914-1915" by Harry Fecitt, from Harry’s Sideshows kaiserscross.com. Includes mention of the 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force).
Historical books online
- History Of The Second Punjab Infantry 1849-1888, published Calcutta 1889. Archive.org version, mirror from Digital Library of India.
- My service in the Indian Army – and after by General Sir John Luther Vaughan 1904 Archive.org. In 1850 he was appointed to the 2nd Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force.
- 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 online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3 (located in World War II/Military Books/Britain). The reprint edition appears to have pages 298-299 missing which may be accessed below.[2]
References
- ↑ The Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946 by Brigadier W E H Condon. Naval & Military Press reprint edition.
- ↑ idler. Condon - The Frontier Force Rifles 1849-1946, post 2, WW2Talk Forum 10 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020. To access the text, you must be signed into WW2Talk Forum.