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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== | |||
*'' 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 == | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 5 February 2017
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
- 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
- 47th Sikhs British Empire website
- 47th Sikhs Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
- 11th Sikh Regiment Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
- The 47th (now the 5th) Sikh Regiment Jullundur Brigade Association (retrieved 29 April 2014)
- 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