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*'''1957''' The Frontier Force Rifles, The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment were amalgamated to form the new Frontier Force Regiment
*'''1957''' The Frontier Force Rifles, The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment were amalgamated to form the new Frontier Force Regiment


== External Links ==
== External links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Punjabi_Rifles_(Frontier_Force) 56th Punjabi Rifles] Wikipedia. Retrieved 3 August 2014
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/56th_Punjabi_Rifles_(Frontier_Force) 56th Punjabi Rifles] Wikipedia. Retrieved 3 August 2014
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/56thpunjabrifles.htm 56th Punjab Rifles]  britishempire.co.uk<br>
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/56thpunjabrifles.htm 56th Punjab Rifles]  britishempire.co.uk<br>
*[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>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Force_Regiment Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Force_Regiment Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
*[https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/frontier-force-regiment.33526/ Frontier Force Regiment] defence.pk
*[http://www.hussards-photos.com/UK/UK_KnotHussar_PunjabInfantry.htm Photograph of  Lt Napier Gordon - 2nd Punjab Infantry]  from Hussards-photos.com
*[http://www.hussards-photos.com/UK/UK_KnotHussar_PunjabInfantry.htm Photograph of  Lt Napier Gordon - 2nd Punjab Infantry]  from Hussards-photos.com
*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/530822.html "Military Operations in Aden 1914-1915"] by Harry Fecitt, from [http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/home.html Harry’s Sideshows] kaiserscross.com. Includes mention of the 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force).
*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/530822.html "Military Operations in Aden 1914-1915"] by Harry Fecitt, from [http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/home.html Harry’s Sideshows] kaiserscross.com. Includes mention of the 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force).

Revision as of 21:57, 12 March 2018

also known as 56th Punjab Rifles

Chronology

  • 1849 raised as 2nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry
  • 1851 retitled as the 2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force
  • 1865 became 2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
  • 1901 became 2nd Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
  • 1903 became 56th Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
  • 1906 became 56th Punjab Rifles, Frontier Force
  • 1922 became 2nd Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on partition
  • 1957 The Frontier Force Rifles, The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment were amalgamated to form the new Frontier Force Regiment

External links

Historical books online