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==British Library holdings== | ==British Library holdings== | ||
Regimental history: ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958<ref> | Regimental histories | ||
*''A Brief history of the 3rd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment : formerly 76th Punjabis, 16th Madras Infantry, 16th Regiment, Madras Native Infantry, 2nd Battalion, 5th Madras Native Infantry, 16th Madras Battalion, 16th Carnatic Battalion, or Lane's Battalion''. Variant Title:'' History of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment''. Published 1927 by Gale & Polden, Aldershot. Now available online, see below. | |||
*''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://web.archive.org/web/20190209214601/https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/1316525/ The First Punjab Regiment] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 23 August 2011, now archived. </ref> by Gale & Polden, Aldershot. | |||
==Second World War== | ==Second World War== | ||
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:Egypt 13/4/41 - 8/6/41 | :Egypt 13/4/41 - 8/6/41 | ||
:Syria 8/6/41 - 10/41 | :Syria 8/6/41 - 10/41 | ||
:Egypt and Libya 10/41 - 4/42<ref>WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/ | :Egypt and Libya 10/41 - 4/42<ref>WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/4-6-rajputana-rifles.52381/#post-613773 4/6 Rajputana Rifles] reply by 'dryan67'. David A Ryan is co author of books on the Indian Army in WW2, see the WW2Talk Forum post [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/indian-army-an-organisational-history.52920/ Indian Army: An Organisational History] (retrieved 11 August 2016)</ref> | ||
== External | == External links == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/76thpunjabis.htm 76th Punjabis] British Empire website | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/76thpunjabis.htm 76th Punjabis] British Empire website | ||
*[http:// | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160810041744/http://defencejournal.com/jun99/1st-punjab.htm 1st Punjab Regiment] defencejournal.com Karachi probably June 1999, now archived. | ||
*[http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] orbat.com | *[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://web.archive.org/web/20131118084117/http://www.tankmuseum.org/ixbin/indexplus?record=ART4048&_IXMENU_=news_and_events The Battle of Ctesiphon] by David Fletcher 14th August 2013 tankmuseum.org, now archived. Mesopotamia, 23/24th November 1915. The 76th Punjabis fought in the battle. | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110818175010/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/8707543/Lt-Col-Charles-Boulter.html Obituary of Lt-Col Charles Boulter] 1918-2011 who was awarded the MC in 1941 in the battle for Damascus with the 3rd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment (3/1 PR). 17 August 2011 ''The Telegraph'', archived. | |||
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/9845866/Lt-Col-Jack-Gibson.html Obituary of Lt-Col Jack Gibson] 03 February 2013 ''The Telegraph''. Briefly mentions 3/1st Punjab Regiment at the battle of Keren in 1941 between British and Commonwealth forces and the Italian colonial army defending Eritrea. | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20121112112237/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/5675345/Major-Jack-Bazzard.html Obituary of Major Jack Bazzard] 28 June 2009 ''The Telegraph'', archived. Mentions D Company, 3rd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment in Italy in a fiercely-fought battle in December 1944 near Pergola, south west of Faenza. | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[https://digitalcollections.ucalgary.ca/Detail/2R3BF1F0K6RAQ ''A Brief history of the 3rd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment : formerly 76th Punjabis...''] Variant Title:'' History of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment''. Published 1927 by Gale & Polden, Aldershot. University of Calgary Digital file. [https://archive.org/details/hist-3b1punjabr-images/page/n5/mode/2up Archive.org mirror version]. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:57, 22 May 2023
Known as 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 76th Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1776 raised as 16th Carnatic Battalion
- 1784 became 16th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 16th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 76th Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 3rd/1st Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Battle Honours
- Sholingur 1781
- Carnatic 1780-84
- Mysore 1789-99
- Seringapatam 1799
- Ava 1823-26
- Burma 1885-87
- Afghanistan 1919
British Library holdings
Regimental histories
- A Brief history of the 3rd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment : formerly 76th Punjabis, 16th Madras Infantry, 16th Regiment, Madras Native Infantry, 2nd Battalion, 5th Madras Native Infantry, 16th Madras Battalion, 16th Carnatic Battalion, or Lane's Battalion. Variant Title: History of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment. Published 1927 by Gale & Polden, Aldershot. Now available online, see below.
- The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956 by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958,[1] by Gale & Polden, Aldershot.
Second World War
3/1st Punjab Regiment was part of the 5th Indian Infantry Brigade 23/9/39 - 3/1/42. The 5th Indian Infantry Brigade was raised at Jhansi on 23 September 1939 from 9th (Jhansi) Brigade. The movements of the Brigade were as follows
- India 23/9/39 - 23/9/39
- At sea 23/9/39 - 3/10/39
- Egypt 3/10/39 - 21/12/40
- Sudan and East Africa 21/12/40 - 13/4/41
- Egypt 13/4/41 - 8/6/41
- Syria 8/6/41 - 10/41
- Egypt and Libya 10/41 - 4/42[2]
External links
- 1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 76th Punjabis British Empire website
- 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.
- The Battle of Ctesiphon by David Fletcher 14th August 2013 tankmuseum.org, now archived. Mesopotamia, 23/24th November 1915. The 76th Punjabis fought in the battle.
- Obituary of Lt-Col Charles Boulter 1918-2011 who was awarded the MC in 1941 in the battle for Damascus with the 3rd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment (3/1 PR). 17 August 2011 The Telegraph, archived.
- Obituary of Lt-Col Jack Gibson 03 February 2013 The Telegraph. Briefly mentions 3/1st Punjab Regiment at the battle of Keren in 1941 between British and Commonwealth forces and the Italian colonial army defending Eritrea.
- Obituary of Major Jack Bazzard 28 June 2009 The Telegraph, archived. Mentions D Company, 3rd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment in Italy in a fiercely-fought battle in December 1944 near Pergola, south west of Faenza.
Historical books online
- A Brief history of the 3rd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment : formerly 76th Punjabis... Variant Title: History of the 3rd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment. Published 1927 by Gale & Polden, Aldershot. University of Calgary Digital file. Archive.org mirror version.
References
- ↑ For more details, see Chidley, Ann The First Punjab Regiment Rootsweb India Mailing List 23 August 2011, now archived.
- ↑ WW2Talk Forum thread 4/6 Rajputana Rifles reply by 'dryan67'. David A Ryan is co author of books on the Indian Army in WW2, see the WW2Talk Forum post Indian Army: An Organisational History (retrieved 11 August 2016)