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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Punjab_Regiment 16th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Punjab_Regiment 16th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
*[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://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, | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002
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Revision as of 06:33, 30 March 2015
Known as 31st Punjabis
Chronology
- 1857 raised as 31st Regiment of Punjab Infantry in Ferozepore and known as Bloomfield's Sikhs
- 1861 became 31st Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 31st (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885 became 31st (Punjab) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became 31st Punjab Infantry
- 1903 became 31st Punjabis
- 1922 became 2nd Battalion 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
- 16th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 16th Punjab Regiment from John Gaylor's book Sons Of John Company. Defence Journal Karachi May 1999
- Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived.