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*'''1865''' retitled as the '''5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force''' | *'''1865''' retitled as the '''5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force''' | ||
*'''1903''' became 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) | *'''1903''' became 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force) | ||
*'''1922''' became 5th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles | *'''1922''' became 5th Battalion [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] | ||
*'''1945''' became 5th Battalion The Frontier Force Rifles | *'''1945''' became 5th Battalion The Frontier Force Rifles | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on partition | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on partition | ||
*'''1957''' amalgamated with The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment to form the new Frontier Force Regiment (10th Battalion) | *'''1957''' amalgamated with The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment to form the new Frontier Force Regiment (10th Battalion) | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Frontier_Force_Rifles 13th Frontier Force Rifles] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Frontier_Force_Rifles 13th Frontier Force Rifles] Wikipedia<br> | ||
Revision as of 07:50, 27 January 2014
Known as 58th Vaughan's Rifles
Chronology
- 1849 raised as 5th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
- 1851 retitled as the 5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 retitled as the 5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1903 became 58th Vaughan's Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 1922 became 5th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
- 1945 became 5th Battalion The Frontier Force Rifles
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on partition
- 1957 amalgamated with The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment to form the new Frontier Force Regiment (10th Battalion)
External Links
- 13th Frontier Force Rifles Wikipedia
- Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia
- This Victorian Wars Forum thread, part of a thread about the Khyber Rifles, also contains some photographs and some information about the 5th Punjab Infantry
Historical books on-line
- My service in the Indian Army –and after by Sir John Luther Vaughan 1904 Archive.org