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== Chronology == | |||
*'''1857''' raised as 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry | |||
*'''1861''' became 23rd Bengal Native Infantry | |||
*'''1864''' became 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers) | |||
*'''1885''' became 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers) | |||
*'''1901''' became '''23rd Punjab Pioneers''' | |||
*'''1903''' became 23rd Sikh Pioneers | |||
*'''1922''' became 1st Battalion 3rd Sikh Pioneers | |||
*'''1929''' became Corps of Sikh Pioneers | |||
*'''1933''' disbanded | |||
*'''1941''' re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry | |||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | |||
*'''1956''' amalgamated with the Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment forming The Frontier Force Regiment and known as the 7th (Coke's) Battalion | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/23rdpioneers.htm 23rd Sikh Pioneers] British Empire Website | |||
Revision as of 15:12, 17 March 2009
Chronology
- 1857 raised as 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry
- 1861 became 23rd Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers)
- 1885 became 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
- 1901 became 23rd Punjab Pioneers
- 1903 became 23rd Sikh Pioneers
- 1922 became 1st Battalion 3rd Sikh Pioneers
- 1929 became Corps of Sikh Pioneers
- 1933 disbanded
- 1941 re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
- 1956 amalgamated with the Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment forming The Frontier Force Regiment and known as the 7th (Coke's) Battalion
External Links
23rd Sikh Pioneers British Empire Website