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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/87thpunjabis.htm 87th Punjabis] British Empire website | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/87thpunjabis.htm 87th Punjabis] British Empire website | ||
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xLrTzZd0j1kC&pg=PA24 Page 24] ''Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army'' by Gautam Sharma Google Books | *[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=xLrTzZd0j1kC&pg=PA24 Page 24] ''Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army'' by Gautam Sharma Google Books | ||
*[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/527922.html "Kurdistan 1919: Military Operations in Mesopotamian Kurdistan: South Kurdistan, May–June 1919"] by Harry Fecitt. From Harry's Sideshows kaiserscross.com | |||
*[http://amitavghosh.com/blog/?p=5004 “Yet another Indian First World War memoir found!”] Article about the ''War Memoirs'' of Captain Limaye, Indian Medical Service, written in Marathi. He was with the 87th Punjabis 1918-1921. He saw action in Mesopotamia and was involved in operations against the Kurdistanis in 1919 and in quelling the Arab Rebellion in 1920. amitavghosh.com. This book may be viewed online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, where the Introduction is in English. (The author is cataloged as Limaye Go Gan') | *[http://amitavghosh.com/blog/?p=5004 “Yet another Indian First World War memoir found!”] Article about the ''War Memoirs'' of Captain Limaye, Indian Medical Service, written in Marathi. He was with the 87th Punjabis 1918-1921. He saw action in Mesopotamia and was involved in operations against the Kurdistanis in 1919 and in quelling the Arab Rebellion in 1920. amitavghosh.com. This book may be viewed online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website, where the Introduction is in English. (The author is cataloged as Limaye Go Gan') | ||
Revision as of 08:32, 28 April 2015
Known as 27th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 87th Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1798 raised as 1st Battalion, 14th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 27th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 27th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 87th Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 5th/2nd Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
British Library holdings
Regimental histories
- The Golden Galley : the story of the Second Punjab Regiment 1761-1947 by Geoffrey Betham and H.V.R. Geary.
- The 2nd Punjab Regiment : a brief outline history of its origin, composition and achievements, published by the Regiment c 1943
External Links
- 2nd Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 87th Punjabis British Empire website
- Page 24 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books
- "Kurdistan 1919: Military Operations in Mesopotamian Kurdistan: South Kurdistan, May–June 1919" by Harry Fecitt. From Harry's Sideshows kaiserscross.com
- “Yet another Indian First World War memoir found!” Article about the War Memoirs of Captain Limaye, Indian Medical Service, written in Marathi. He was with the 87th Punjabis 1918-1921. He saw action in Mesopotamia and was involved in operations against the Kurdistanis in 1919 and in quelling the Arab Rebellion in 1920. amitavghosh.com. This book may be viewed online on the Digital Library of India website, where the Introduction is in English. (The author is cataloged as Limaye Go Gan')