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*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition | ||
*'''1956''' merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment | *'''1956''' merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment | ||
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==Regimental history== | |||
*''Unfaded Glory : the 8th Punjab Regiment 1798-1956'' by Major Rifat Nadeem Ahmad & Major General Rafiuddin Ahmed. Published 2006 by Naval & Military Press, UK. Available at Imperial War Museums, catalogue number LBY 07 / 2537 | |||
== External links == | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Punjab_Regiment 8th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Punjab_Regiment 8th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160811005455/http://defencejournal.com/2000/jan/8th-punjab.htm 8th Punjab Regiment] from John Gaylor's book ''Sons Of John Company''. ''Defence Journal'' Karachi January 2000, now archived. | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160811005455/http://defencejournal.com/2000/jan/8th-punjab.htm 8th Punjab Regiment] from John Gaylor's book ''Sons Of John Company''. ''Defence Journal'' Karachi January 2000, now archived. | ||
Revision as of 05:40, 4 December 2018
Known as 33rd Madras Regiment of Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 93rd Burma Infantry Regiment in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1800 raised as 1st Battalion, 17th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 33rd Madras Regiment of Native Infantry
- 1885 became 33rd Madras Infantry
- 1890 became 3rd Burma Infantry
- 1891 became 33rd Regiment (3rd Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
- 1901 became 33rd Burma Infantry
- 1903 became 93rd Burma Infantry Regiment
- 1922 became 5th/8th Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 1956 merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment
Regimental history
- Unfaded Glory : the 8th Punjab Regiment 1798-1956 by Major Rifat Nadeem Ahmad & Major General Rafiuddin Ahmed. Published 2006 by Naval & Military Press, UK. Available at Imperial War Museums, catalogue number LBY 07 / 2537
External links
- 8th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 8th Punjab Regiment from John Gaylor's book Sons Of John Company. Defence Journal Karachi January 2000, now archived.
- 93rd Burma Infantry British Empire website