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*'''1941''' re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry | *'''1941''' re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/23rdpioneers.htm 23rd Sikh Pioneers] British Empire Website | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/23rdpioneers.htm 23rd Sikh Pioneers] British Empire Website | ||
Revision as of 15:12, 17 March 2009
Chronology
- 1857 raised as 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry
- 1861 became 23rd Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers)
- 1885 became 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
- 1901 became 23rd Punjab Pioneers
- 1903 became 23rd Sikh Pioneers
- 1922 became 1st Battalion 3rd Sikh Pioneers
- 1929 became Corps of Sikh Pioneers
- 1933 disbanded
- 1941 re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
23rd Sikh Pioneers British Empire Website