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*10th (Training) Battalion – [[46th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|46th Punjabis]]. | *10th (Training) Battalion – [[46th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|46th Punjabis]]. | ||
At Independence in 1947 the 16th Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan, and in 1956 amalgamated into the Punjab Regiment, (along with the [[1st Punjab Regiment|1st]], [[14th Punjab Regiment|14th]] and [[15th Punjab Regiment]]s) with Regimental Centre now at Mardan.<ref> Wikipedia article</ref> | At Independence in 1947 the 16th Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan, and in 1956 amalgamated into the Punjab Regiment, (along with the [[1st Punjab Regiment|1st]], [[14th Punjab Regiment|14th]] and [[15th Punjab Regiment]]s) with Regimental Centre now at Mardan.<ref> 16th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia article</ref> | ||
The 1st-4th Battalions 16 Punjab Regiment became 13 Punjab, 14 Punjab, 15 Punjab and 17 Punjab in the Pakistan Army.<ref>Punjab Regiment (Pakistan) Wikipedia</ref> | |||
==Regimental history== | ==Regimental history== | ||
*''Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment''. Edited by J. P. Lawford and W. E. Catto 1967. Available at the [[British Library]] | *''Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment''. Edited by J. P. Lawford and W. E. Catto 1967. Available at the [[British Library]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Punjab_Regiment 16th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Punjab_Regiment 16th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Regiment_(Pakistan) Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)] Wikipedia | |||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170725125910/http://www.defencejournal.com:80/may99/16th-punjab.htm 16th Punjab Regiment], an extract from John Gaylor's book ''Sons of John Company''. ''Defence Journal'' Karachi May 1999, now archived. | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170725125910/http://www.defencejournal.com:80/may99/16th-punjab.htm 16th Punjab Regiment], an extract from John Gaylor's book ''Sons of John Company''. ''Defence Journal'' Karachi May 1999, now archived. | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived. | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived. | ||