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Known as '''47th Sikhs''' | |||
== Chronology == | |||
*'''1901''' raised as the 47th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry | |||
*'''1901''' became the 47th Sikh Infantry | |||
*'''1903''' became the 47th Sikhs | |||
*'''1922''' became the 5th/[[11th Sikh Regiment]] | |||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | |||
==Regimental Histories== | |||
*''47th Sikhs : war records, the Great War, 1914-1918'' published c 1921. | |||
:''47th Sikhs war record : the Great War, 1914-1918'' reprint edition published by Picton Publishing Chippenham 1992. | |||
:Both editions are available at the British Library. | |||
*'' Portrait of Courage : Century of the 5th Battalion, the Sikh Regiment, XLVII (D.C.O) Sikhs'' by Prem K. Khanna & Pushpindar Singh Chopra. Published in New Delhi 2001. Available at the [[British Library]]. | |||
== External Links == | |||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/47thsikhs.htm 47th Sikhs] British Empire website | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/47th_Sikhs 47th Sikhs] Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014) | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Sikh_Regiment 11th Sikh Regiment] Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014) | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140429104415/http://www.jullundurassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81%3Athe-sikhs&Itemid=61 The 47th (now the 5th) Sikh Regiment] Jullundur Brigade Association, now archived. | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180412090519/https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/lot-archive/lot.php?department=Medals&lot_id=264772 Sisley Richard Davidson] Second-in-command of the 47th Sikhs with the B.E.F. during the [[First World War]]. Also served in Mesopotamia and Palestine. dnw.co.uk, now an archived webpage. | |||
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:28, 16 July 2024
Known as 47th Sikhs
Chronology
- 1901 raised as the 47th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became the 47th Sikh Infantry
- 1903 became the 47th Sikhs
- 1922 became the 5th/11th Sikh Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Regimental Histories
- 47th Sikhs : war records, the Great War, 1914-1918 published c 1921.
- 47th Sikhs war record : the Great War, 1914-1918 reprint edition published by Picton Publishing Chippenham 1992.
- Both editions are available at the British Library.
- Portrait of Courage : Century of the 5th Battalion, the Sikh Regiment, XLVII (D.C.O) Sikhs by Prem K. Khanna & Pushpindar Singh Chopra. Published in New Delhi 2001. Available at the British Library.
External Links
- 47th Sikhs British Empire website
- 47th Sikhs Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
- 11th Sikh Regiment Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
- The 47th (now the 5th) Sikh Regiment Jullundur Brigade Association, now archived.
- Sisley Richard Davidson Second-in-command of the 47th Sikhs with the B.E.F. during the First World War. Also served in Mesopotamia and Palestine. dnw.co.uk, now an archived webpage.