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'''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,<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 ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Punjabi_Rifles_(Frontier_Force) 56th Punjabi Rifles] Wikipedia. Retrieved 3 August 2014
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/56thpunjabrifles.htm 56th Punjab Rifles]  britishempire.co.uk<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Frontier_Force_Rifles 13th Frontier Force Rifles] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Force_Regiment Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
*[https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/frontier-force-regiment.33526/ Frontier Force Regiment] defence.pk
*[http://www.hussards-photos.com/UK/UK_KnotHussar_PunjabInfantry.htm Photograph of  Lt Napier Gordon - 2nd Punjab Infantry]  from Hussards-photos.com
*[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===
*  ''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.
*''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==
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Punjab Frontier Force Infantry]]

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

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

  1. ↑ The Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946 by Brigadier W E H Condon. Naval & Military Press reprint edition.
  2. ↑ 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.

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