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*'''1901''' became 1st Punjab Infantry | *'''1901''' became 1st Punjab Infantry | ||
*'''1903''' became 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) | *'''1903''' became 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force) | ||
*'''1922''' amalagmated with six other regiments to form the 6-battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles, the 55th becoming the 1st Battalion (Coke's) | *'''1922''' amalagmated with six other regiments to form the 6-battalion [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]], the 55th becoming the 1st Battalion (Coke's) | ||
*'''1946''' became 1st Battalion (Coke's), Frontier Force Rifles | *'''1946''' became 1st Battalion (Coke's), Frontier Force Rifles | ||
*'''1946''' allocated to Pakistan | *'''1946''' allocated to Pakistan | ||
*'''1956''' amalgamated with the Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment forming The Frontier Force Regiment and known as the 7th (Coke's) Battalion | *'''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 == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyuniforms/indianinfantry/1stpunjabinfbremner.htm Jemadar Uniform 1897] British Empire Website<br> | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyuniforms/indianinfantry/1stpunjabinfbremner.htm Jemadar Uniform 1897] British Empire Website<br> | ||
Revision as of 07:47, 27 January 2014
Known as the 1st Punjabis and Coke's Rifles
Chronology
- 1849 raised as 1st Regiment of Punjab Infantry by Captain John Coke
- 1851 retitled as the 1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 became the 1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1901 became 1st Punjab Infantry
- 1903 became 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 1922 amalagmated with six other regiments to form the 6-battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles, the 55th becoming the 1st Battalion (Coke's)
- 1946 became 1st Battalion (Coke's), Frontier Force Rifles
- 1946 allocated to Pakistan
- 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
- Jemadar Uniform 1897 British Empire Website
- John Coke (East India Company officer) Wikipedia
- Jemadar Mir Dast VC Wikipedia
- Photograph: c 1860: Playing Cricket, Kohatfrom UK National Army Museum (nam.ac.uk)