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*'''1922''' became the 5th/[[11th Sikh Regiment]]
*'''1922''' became the 5th/[[11th Sikh Regiment]]
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
==Regimental Histories==
*''47th Sikhs : war records, the Great War, 1914-1918'' published c 1921.
:''47th Sikhs war record : the Great War, 1914-1918'' reprint edition published by Picton Publishing  Chippenham 1992.
:Both editions are available at the British Library.
*'' Portrait of Courage : Century of the 5th Battalion, the Sikh Regiment, XLVII (D.C.O) Sikhs'' by Prem K. Khanna & Pushpindar Singh Chopra. Published in New Delhi 2001.  Available at the [[British Library]].


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/47th_Sikhs 47th Sikhs] Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/47th_Sikhs 47th Sikhs] Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Sikh_Regiment 11th Sikh Regiment] Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Sikh_Regiment 11th Sikh Regiment] Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
*[http://www.jullundurassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81%3Athe-sikhs&Itemid=61 The 47th (now the 5th) Sikh Regiment] Jullundur Brigade Association (retrieved 29 April 2014)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140429104415/http://www.jullundurassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=81%3Athe-sikhs&Itemid=61 The 47th (now the 5th) Sikh Regiment] Jullundur Brigade Association, now archived.
*[https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/lot-archive/lot.php?department=Medals&lot_id=264772 Sisley Richard Davidson] Second-in-command of the 47th Sikhs with the B.E.F. during the  [[First World War]]. Also served in Mesopotamia and Palestine. dnw.co.uk
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180412090519/https://www.dnw.co.uk/auction-archive/lot-archive/lot.php?department=Medals&lot_id=264772 Sisley Richard Davidson] Second-in-command of the 47th Sikhs with the B.E.F. during the  [[First World War]]. Also served in Mesopotamia and Palestine. dnw.co.uk, now an archived webpage.
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 22:28, 16 July 2024

Known as 47th Sikhs

Chronology

  • 1901 raised as the 47th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry
  • 1901 became the 47th Sikh Infantry
  • 1903 became the 47th Sikhs
  • 1922 became the 5th/11th Sikh Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Regimental Histories

  • 47th Sikhs : war records, the Great War, 1914-1918 published c 1921.
47th Sikhs war record : the Great War, 1914-1918 reprint edition published by Picton Publishing Chippenham 1992.
Both editions are available at the British Library.
  • Portrait of Courage : Century of the 5th Battalion, the Sikh Regiment, XLVII (D.C.O) Sikhs by Prem K. Khanna & Pushpindar Singh Chopra. Published in New Delhi 2001. Available at the British Library.

External Links