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*'''1901''' became 30th Burma Infantry | *'''1901''' became 30th Burma Infantry | ||
*'''1903''' became '''90th Punjab Regiment''' | *'''1903''' became '''90th Punjab Regiment''' | ||
*'''1922''' became 2nd/8th Punjab Regiment | *'''1922''' became 2nd/[[8th Punjab Regiment]] | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
*'''1956''' merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment | *'''1956''' merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment | ||
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==Also see== | ==Also see== | ||
*[[Reginald Malpas Gore]] | *[[Reginald Malpas Gore]] | ||
==Regimental history== | |||
*''Unfaded Glory : the 8th Punjab Regiment 1798-1956'' by Major Rifat Nadeem Ahmad & Major General Rafiuddin Ahmed. Published 2006 by Naval & Military Press, UK. Available at Imperial War Museums, catalogue number LBY 07 / 2537 | |||
:Some brief details of WW2 deployments from this book are provided in a WW2Talk Forum post.<ref>RobG64. [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/8th-punjab-regiment-regimental-history.83313/ 8th Punjab Regiment Regimental History] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 19 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.</ref> | |||
*''The Punjab Mail Murder: The Story of an Indian Army Officer'' by Roger Perkins 1979 and 1986 editions. The 1979 edition is available at the British Library UIN: BLL01008815257. George Ramsey Hext of the 2nd/8th Punjab Regiment was murdered during an attack by Indian nationalists on a passenger train in 1931. The book is stated to contain much military detail on the North West Frontier campaign of 1930-31. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Punjab_Regiment 8th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Punjab_Regiment 8th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160811005455/http://defencejournal.com/2000/jan/8th-punjab.htm 8th Punjab Regiment] from John Gaylor's book ''Sons Of John Company''. ''Defence Journal'' Karachi January 2000, now archived. | |||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/90thpunjabis.htm 90th Punjabis] British Empire website | |||
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[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:26, 22 November 2022
Known as 30th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 90th Punjabis In the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1798 raised as 2nd Battalion, 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 30th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 30th Madras Infantry
- 1892 became 30th Regiment (5th Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
- 1901 became 30th Burma Infantry
- 1903 became 90th Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 2nd/8th Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 1956 merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment
Also see
Regimental history
- Unfaded Glory : the 8th Punjab Regiment 1798-1956 by Major Rifat Nadeem Ahmad & Major General Rafiuddin Ahmed. Published 2006 by Naval & Military Press, UK. Available at Imperial War Museums, catalogue number LBY 07 / 2537
- Some brief details of WW2 deployments from this book are provided in a WW2Talk Forum post.[1]
- The Punjab Mail Murder: The Story of an Indian Army Officer by Roger Perkins 1979 and 1986 editions. The 1979 edition is available at the British Library UIN: BLL01008815257. George Ramsey Hext of the 2nd/8th Punjab Regiment was murdered during an attack by Indian nationalists on a passenger train in 1931. The book is stated to contain much military detail on the North West Frontier campaign of 1930-31.
External Links
- 8th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 8th Punjab Regiment from John Gaylor's book Sons Of John Company. Defence Journal Karachi January 2000, now archived.
- 90th Punjabis British Empire website
References
- ↑ RobG64. 8th Punjab Regiment Regimental History WW2Talk Forum 19 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.