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[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/33rdpunjabis.htm 33rd Punjabis] British Empire website | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/33rdpunjabis.htm 33rd Punjabis] British Empire website | ||
*WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/49802-3-bn-16th-punjab-regt/ 3 Bn 16th Punjab Regt] about the regiment at the Fall of Singapore in 1942 | |||
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 22:27, 26 September 2013
Known as 33rd Punjabis
Chronology
- 1857 raised as Allahabad Levy
- 1861 became 33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 33rd (Allahabad) Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885 became 33rd Bengal Infantry
- 1890 became 33rd (Punjabi Mahomedan) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became 33rd Punjab Infantry
- 1903 became 33rd Punjabis
- 1922 became 3rd/16th Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
External Links
- 33rd Punjabis British Empire website
- WW2Talk Forum thread 3 Bn 16th Punjab Regt about the regiment at the Fall of Singapore in 1942