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*'''1885''' became 24th Madras Infantry
*'''1885''' became 24th Madras Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''84th Punjab Regiment'''
*'''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 Links ==
 
==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://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
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-08/1314141934 post] mentions the book ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958, which is available at the [[British Library]]
*[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
 
== References ==
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

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

References

  1. For more details see Chidley, Ann The First Punjab Regiment Rootsweb India Mailing List 23 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2019.