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Known as  '''The 34th Punjab Pioneers'''
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== Chronology ==
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*'''1887''' raised as the 34th (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
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*'''1901''' became the '''34th Punjab Pioneers'''
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*'''1903''' became the 34th Sikh Pioneers
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*'''1921''' became the 3rd Royal Bn/[[3rd Sikh Pioneers]]
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*'''1929''' became the Corps of Sikh Pioneers
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*'''1933''' disbanded
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*'''1941''' re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
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*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
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==Regimental  history==
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''The History of the Sikh Pioneers, 23rd, 32nd, 34th''  by Sir George MacMunn ; assisted by Captain Spurgin. 1936.  Available online, see below.
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== External Links ==
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*[http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/sikh-warriors/34th-sikh-pioneers.html 34th Punjab Pioneers] www.allaboutsikhs.com
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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/34thpioneers.htm 34th Punjab Pioneers] British Empire website
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/34th_Sikh_Pioneers 34th Royal Sikh Pioneers] Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
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*[http://www.jullundurassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=97%3Aarticle-2&Itemid=64 The 34th Royal Sikh Pioneers] Jullundur Brigade Association (retrieved 29 April 2014)
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Sikh_Pioneers 3rd Sikh Pioneers] Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_Light_Infantry Sikh Light Infantry] Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20090309055254/http://sikhli.info/index.php/history History of the Sikh Light Infantry] sikhli.info, now an archived website (retrieved 29 April 2014)
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20090310000912/http://sikhli.info/index.php/publications Regimental Histories] sikhli.info, now an archived website (retrieved 29 April 2014)
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===Historical books online===
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*[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.8907/page/n3/mode/2up ''The History of the Sikh Pioneers, (23rd, 32nd, 34th)'']  by Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn, assisted by Captain Spurgin. [1936] Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository.
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**[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.8907/page/n573/mode/1up Map: An outline of the N.W. Frontier of India] (digital page 573).
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Latest revision as of 12:05, 19 March 2020

Known as The 34th Punjab Pioneers

Chronology

  • 1887 raised as the 34th (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
  • 1901 became the 34th Punjab Pioneers
  • 1903 became the 34th Sikh Pioneers
  • 1921 became the 3rd Royal Bn/3rd Sikh Pioneers
  • 1929 became the Corps of Sikh Pioneers
  • 1933 disbanded
  • 1941 re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Regimental history

The History of the Sikh Pioneers, 23rd, 32nd, 34th by Sir George MacMunn ; assisted by Captain Spurgin. 1936. Available online, see below.

External Links

Historical books online

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