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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Punjab_Regiment 15th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Punjab_Regiment 15th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
*''The Telegraph'' [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9605570/Philip-Crosland.html Obituary of Philip Crosland] (1918-2012). In October 1938 he joined ''The Statesman'' in Calcutta. He became a member of the [[Calcutta Light Horse]]. During World War 2 he accompanied the 2nd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment to Sarawak and other parts of Borneo from May 1941. He became a Japanese POW April 1942-September 1945. He rejoined the newspaper after the war and worked there until 1967, ultimately becoming general manager. | *''The Telegraph'' [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9605570/Philip-Crosland.html Obituary of Philip Crosland] (1918-2012). In October 1938 he joined ''The Statesman'' in Calcutta. He became a member of the [[Calcutta Light Horse]]. During World War 2 he accompanied the 2nd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment to Sarawak and other parts of Borneo from May 1941. He became a Japanese POW April 1942-September 1945. He rejoined the newspaper after the war and worked there until 1967, ultimately becoming general manager. | ||
*Klemen L’s [http://oocities.org/dutcheastindies/ Dutch East Indies 1941-1942], now oocities.org, from the archived [http://web.archive.org/web/20091026235840/http://geocities.com/dutcheastindies/ geocities.com website] includes | |||
**[http://www.oocities.org/dutcheastindies/sarawak.html The Invasion of British Borneo in 1942]. There is brief mention of the 2/15 Punjab Regiment | |||
**[http://www.oocities.org/dutcheastindies/borneo_armour.html The Use of Armoured Vehicles on Borneo, 1941-1942] from the section What’s new. There is brief mention of the 2/15 Punjab Regiment | |||
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Revision as of 00:10, 3 October 2013
Known as 26th Punjabis
Chronology
- 1857 raised as 18th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
- 1861 became 26th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 26th (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885 became 26th (Punjab) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became 26th Punjab Infantry
- 1903 became 26th Punjabis
- 1922 became 2nd/15th Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
External Links
- 26th Punjabis British Empire website
- 15th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- The Telegraph Obituary of Philip Crosland (1918-2012). In October 1938 he joined The Statesman in Calcutta. He became a member of the Calcutta Light Horse. During World War 2 he accompanied the 2nd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment to Sarawak and other parts of Borneo from May 1941. He became a Japanese POW April 1942-September 1945. He rejoined the newspaper after the war and worked there until 1967, ultimately becoming general manager.
- Klemen L’s Dutch East Indies 1941-1942, now oocities.org, from the archived geocities.com website includes
- The Invasion of British Borneo in 1942. There is brief mention of the 2/15 Punjab Regiment
- The Use of Armoured Vehicles on Borneo, 1941-1942 from the section What’s new. There is brief mention of the 2/15 Punjab Regiment