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'''12th Frontier Force Regiment''' was formed in 1922. It consisted of five regular battalions; numbered 1 to 5 and the 10th (Training) Battalion. During the [[Second World War]] further battalions were raised
'''12th Frontier Force Regiment''' was formed in 1922. It consisted of five regular battalions; numbered 1 to 5 and the 10th (Training) Battalion. During the [[Second World War]] further battalions were raised


*1st Battalion: see [[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]
*1st Battalion: see [[1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]].  Known as the 51st Sikhs
*2nd Battalion: see [[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]
*2nd Battalion: see [[2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]. Known as the 52nd Sikhs
*3rd Battalion: see [[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]
*3rd Battalion: see [[3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]. Known as the 53rd Sikhs
*4th Battalion: see [[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]
*4th Battalion: see [[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]. Known as the 54th  Sikhs
*5th Battalion: see [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force]]
*5th Battalion: see [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force]]


Details of the service of all the battalions of the 12th Frontier Force Regiment during the [[Second World War]] may be found in a WW2Talk Forum thread detailed below.<ref> WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/51462-help-needed-re12th-frontier-force-rifles-research/ Help needed re.12th Frontier Force Rifles research]. In particular post #15 by dryan67 dated 10 January 2014 contains an attachment  with full details ( available to [[Mailing lists#Military| logged in members]] of WW2Talk Forum)</ref>
Details of the service of all the battalions of the 12th Frontier Force Regiment during the [[Second World War]] may be found in a WW2Talk Forum thread detailed below.<ref> ''WW2Talk Forum'' thread [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/help-needed-re-12th-frontier-force-rifles-research.51462/ Help needed re.12th Frontier Force Rifles research]. In particular post #15 by dryan67 dated 10 January 2014 contains an attachment  with full details which seems to be  available without restriction. (If not, you will need to be a [[Mailing lists#Military| logged in member]] of WW2Talk Forum). David A Ryan is co author of books on the Indian Army in WW2, see the ''WW2Talk Forum'' post  [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/indian-army-an-organisational-history.52920/  Indian Army: An Organisational History]. Retrieved 21 April 2014.</ref>


The 14th Battalion, previously the 11th Battalion, served in Burma. <ref> dryan67 [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/14-12-frontier-force-regiment-and-the-ajmer-regiment.59699/#post-690674 14/12 Frontier Force Regiment and The Ajmer Regiment] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 24 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.</ref>
At Independence in 1947, the  12th Frontier Force Regiment  was allocated to Pakistan and in 1956 became the Frontier Force Regiment, which also had other regiments amalgamated into it, with Regimental Depot now at [[Abbottabad]].<ref> Wikipedia article.</ref>
==Regimental history==
''The Frontier Force Regiment'',  compiled by Brigadier W. E. H. Condon 1962. Available online, refer below.
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Frontier_Force_Regiment 12th Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Frontier_Force_Regiment 12th Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Force_Regiment Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160426120712/http://pakdef.org/12th-frontier-force-regiment/ 12th Frontier Force Regiment] pakdef.org, now an archived webpage.
*[https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/frontier-force-regiment.33526/ Frontier Force Regiment] defence.pk
*[https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Frontier-Force-Regiment.php Frontier Force Regiment] pakistanarmy.gov.pk
===Historical books online===
*[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1962-the-frontier-force-regiment-by-condon-s-pdf/ ''The Frontier Force Regiment'']  compiled by Brigadier W. E. H. Condon 1962. Link to a pdf download, PAHAR - Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset (MCADD). [https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.3213/mode/2up Archive.org mirror version].


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
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Latest revision as of 22:32, 28 January 2023

12th Frontier Force Regiment was formed in 1922. It consisted of five regular battalions; numbered 1 to 5 and the 10th (Training) Battalion. During the Second World War further battalions were raised

Details of the service of all the battalions of the 12th Frontier Force Regiment during the Second World War may be found in a WW2Talk Forum thread detailed below.[1]

The 14th Battalion, previously the 11th Battalion, served in Burma. [2]

At Independence in 1947, the 12th Frontier Force Regiment was allocated to Pakistan and in 1956 became the Frontier Force Regiment, which also had other regiments amalgamated into it, with Regimental Depot now at Abbottabad.[3]

Regimental history

The Frontier Force Regiment, compiled by Brigadier W. E. H. Condon 1962. Available online, refer below.

External links

Historical books online

References

  1. WW2Talk Forum thread Help needed re.12th Frontier Force Rifles research. In particular post #15 by dryan67 dated 10 January 2014 contains an attachment with full details which seems to be available without restriction. (If not, you will need to be a logged in member of WW2Talk Forum). David A Ryan is co author of books on the Indian Army in WW2, see the WW2Talk Forum post Indian Army: An Organisational History. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  2. dryan67 14/12 Frontier Force Regiment and The Ajmer Regiment WW2Talk Forum 24 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  3. Wikipedia article.