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*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
==Regimental | ==Regimental Histories== | ||
''The History of the Sikh Pioneers, 23rd, 32nd, 34th'' by Sir George MacMunn ; assisted by Captain Spurgin. 1936. | *''32nd Sikh Pioneers : Regimental History. Volume 1, Delhi, 1857 [to] Waziristan, 1902'' by H. R. Brander c1907 | ||
*''32nd Sikh Pioneers : Regimental History. Volume 2, Sikkim and Tibet, 1903-1904'' by H. R. Brander c1907 | |||
*''The History of the Sikh Pioneers, 23rd, 32nd, 34th'' by Sir George MacMunn ; assisted by Captain Spurgin. 1936. | |||
The above three volumes are available at the [[British Library]]. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 00:34, 14 May 2016
Known as The 32nd Punjab Pioneers
Chronology
- 1857 raised as Punjab Sappers
- 1858 became the 24th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry
- 1861 became the 32nd Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became the 32nd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers)
- 1885 became the 32nd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
- 1901 became the 32nd Punjab Pioneers
- 1903 became the 32nd Sikh Pioneers
- 1922 amalgamated with 23rd Sikh Pioneers and 34th Sikh Pioneers to become the 2nd Battalion 3rd Sikh Pioneers
- 1929 became the Corps of Sikh Pioneers
- 1933 disbanded
- 1941 re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Regimental Histories
- 32nd Sikh Pioneers : Regimental History. Volume 1, Delhi, 1857 [to] Waziristan, 1902 by H. R. Brander c1907
- 32nd Sikh Pioneers : Regimental History. Volume 2, Sikkim and Tibet, 1903-1904 by H. R. Brander c1907
- The History of the Sikh Pioneers, 23rd, 32nd, 34th by Sir George MacMunn ; assisted by Captain Spurgin. 1936.
The above three volumes are available at the British Library.
External Links
- 32nd Sikh Pioneers www.allaboutsikhs.com
- 32nd Sikh Pioneers Wikipedia
- 3rd Sikh Pioneers Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
- Sikh Light Infantry Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
- History of the Sikh Light Infantry sikhli.info, now an archived website (retrieved 29 April 2014)
- Regimental Histories sikhli.info, now an archived website (retrieved 29 April 2014)
Historical books online
- With Mounted Infantry In Tibet by Brevet Major W J Ottley, 34th Sikh Pioneers 1906 Archive.org. The dedication mentions members of the 32nd Pioneers.