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*'''1901''' became 33rd Punjab Infantry
*'''1901''' became 33rd Punjab Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''33rd Punjabis'''
*'''1903''' became '''33rd Punjabis'''
*'''1922''' became 3rd/16th Punjab Regiment
*'''1922''' became 3rd/[[16th Punjab Regiment]]
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
==Regimental history==
*''Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment''. Edited by  J. P. Lawford and  W. E. Catto 1967. Available at the [[British Library]]


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*[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
*[http://www.defencejournal.com/may99/16th-punjab.htm 16th Punjab Regiment]  from John Gaylor's book ''Sons Of John Company''. Defence Journal Karachi May 1999
*[http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com
*WW2Talk Forum thread  3 Bn 16th Punjab Regt about the regiment at the Fall of Singapore in 1942<ref>WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/49802-3-bn-16th-punjab-regt/ 3 Bn 16th Punjab Regt]</ref>
*Article [http://www.cofepow.org.uk/pages/armedforces_5th%20bn_punjab_regt.htm The 5th Battalion (Punjab Regiment) in Malaya] about the 5th/14th P.R. also mentions the 3rd/16th Punjab Regiment cofepow.org.uk
 
== References ==
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Revision as of 09:25, 23 February 2014

Known as 33rd Punjabis

'33rd Punjabi's' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett

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

Regimental history

  • Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment. Edited by J. P. Lawford and W. E. Catto 1967. Available at the British Library

External Links

References

  1. WW2Talk Forum thread 3 Bn 16th Punjab Regt