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*'''1903''' became 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) | *'''1903''' became 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) | ||
*'''1921''' became 59th Royal Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) | *'''1921''' became 59th Royal Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) | ||
*'''1922''' became 6th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles | *'''1922''' became 6th Battalion [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] | ||
*'''1945''' became 1st Battalion The Frontier Force Rifles | *'''1945''' became 1st Battalion The Frontier Force Rifles | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on partition | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on partition | ||
*'''1957''' became 1st battalion Frontier Force Regiment | *'''1957''' became 1st battalion Frontier Force Regiment | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59th_Scinde_Rifles_(Frontier_Force) 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/59th_Scinde_Rifles_(Frontier_Force) 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)] Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 07:50, 27 January 2014
Known as 59th Scinde Rifles
Chronology
- 1843 raised in Karachi by Lt Robert FitzGerald as Scinde Camel Corps
- 1851 retitled as the Scinde Rifle Corps, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 became 6th Punjab Infantry Regiment
- 1903 became 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 1921 became 59th Royal Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 1922 became 6th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
- 1945 became 1st Battalion The Frontier Force Rifles
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on partition
- 1957 became 1st battalion Frontier Force Regiment
External Links
- 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) Wikipedia
- 13th Frontier Force Rifles Wikipedia
- Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia
- Frontier Force Regiment by Dr Ali Jan. Commanding Officers (with thumbnail photographs) of “the oldest Frontier Force Battalion (Royal 6/13 or 1st FF)".