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*'''1956''' amalgamated into The Punjab Regiment
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/24thpunjabis.htm 24th Punjabis] British Empire Website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Punjab_Regiment 14th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Regiment_(Pakistan) The Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/24thpunjabis.htm 24th Punjabis] British Empire Website<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Punjab_Regiment 14th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Regiment_(Pakistan) The Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/385643.html The 24th Punjabis at Ismid, Turkey, 15 June 1920] from [http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/home.html  Harry’s Sideshows] by Harry Fecitt (kaiserscross.com)

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'24th Punjabis' from a painting by Major A.C. Lovett

Known as 24th Punjabis

Chronology

  • 1857 formed as 16th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
  • 1861 became 24th Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1864 became 24th (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 24th (Punjab) Bengal Infantry
  • 1901 became 24th Punjab Infantry
  • 1922 amalgamated with five other regiments to form the 6-battalion 14th Punjab Regiment (4th Battalion)
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
  • 1956 amalgamated into The Punjab Regiment

External Links

24th Punjabis British Empire Website
14th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
The Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
The 24th Punjabis at Ismid, Turkey, 15 June 1920 from Harry’s Sideshows by Harry Fecitt (kaiserscross.com)