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*'''1901''' became 26th Punjab Infantry
 
*'''1901''' became 26th Punjab Infantry
 
*'''1903''' became 26th Punjabis
 
*'''1903''' became 26th Punjabis
*'''1922''' became 2nd/15th Punjab Regiment
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*'''1922''' became 2nd/[[15th Punjab Regiment]]
 
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
 
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
  
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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/26thpunjabis.htm 26th Punjabis] British Empire website
 
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/26thpunjabis.htm 26th Punjabis] British Empire website
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Punjab_Regiment 15th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Punjab_Regiment 15th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
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*[http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.htmlPakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002
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*[http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?acc=1998-07-49-1 Letter from Sant Singh Granthi to Colonel G O Turnbull DSO, 14 December 1938]. Sant Singh Granthi was the Sikh priest of the 2nd Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment, He was based at Thal Fort in Kohat District, North West Frontier Province. National Army Museum
 
*''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
 
*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/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
 
**[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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*[http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/other_cemeteries_ext/labuan_war_cemetery_and_memorial.htm Labuan War Cemetery And Memorial, Malaysia].  In December 1941 the Garrison in North Borneo  consisted of the 2/15th Punjab Regiment; they were stationed at Kuching in Sarawak, where there was an airfield, and at Miri, some 400 miles as the crow flies to the north-east.
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*[http://www.thestar.com.my/Story/?file=%2F2005%2F7%2F24%2Flifefocus%2F10991652&sec=lifefocus Honourable Guests in hell] by Ooi Keat Gin  July 24, 2005 thestar.com. Batu Lintang, now a peaceful campus in Kuching, was a notorious POW camp where members of the 2/15 Punjab Regiment were held. Many died.
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Revision as of 10:55, 18 February 2014

26th Punjabis From a painting by Major A. C. Lovett

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

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