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*[http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/oct/bookreview.htm History of The Baloch Regiment 1820-1939 The Colonial Period] ''Defence Journal'' Karachi October 2000 | *[http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/oct/bookreview.htm History of The Baloch Regiment 1820-1939 The Colonial Period] ''Defence Journal'' Karachi October 2000 | ||
*[http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/nov/baloch.htm History of The Baloch Regiment 1939-1956] ''Defence Journal'' Karachi November 2000 | *[http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/nov/baloch.htm History of The Baloch Regiment 1939-1956] ''Defence Journal'' Karachi November 2000 | ||
*[http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/archive/audio/collection/col-j-s-lord/ 1975 interview], with [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/pdf/068a.pdf transcript 1] and [http://www.s-asian.cam.ac.uk/pdf/068b.pdf transcript 2], with Colonel J.S. Lord, Indian Army Officer, 124th Baluchistan Infantry. Colonel Lord tells of his experiences of the Army in India and Persia during the First World War, including a anecdote of the infamous influenza. He refers to actions around Bushire which involved Wassmuss, the “German Lawrence” [who was the German Consul at Bushire], see [https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19190628.2.132 "Where Is Wassmuss ?"] paperspast.natlib.govt.nz ''Auckland Star'', 28 June 1919. | |||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
Revision as of 05:42, 31 July 2016
Known as the 24th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as the 124th Baluchistan Infantry in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1820 raised as the 2nd (Marine) Battalion, 12th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1824 became the 24th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
- 1885 became the 24th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
- 1891 became the 24th (Baluchistan) Regiment of Bombay Infantry
- 1895 became the 24th (Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan) Regiment of Bombay Infantry
- 1901 became the 24th (Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan) Bombay Infantry
- 1903 became the 124th (The Duke of Connaught's Own) Baluchistan Infantry
- 1922 became the 1st (Duchess of Connaught's Own) Bn/10th Baluch Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
External Links
- 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry Wikipedia
- 124th Baluchistan Infantry The British Empire website
- 10th Baluch Regiment Wikipedia
- 10th Baluch Regiment Defence Journal Karachi June 1999. Probably an extract from Sons Of John Company by John Gaylor.
- History of The Baloch Regiment 1820-1939 The Colonial Period Defence Journal Karachi October 2000
- History of The Baloch Regiment 1939-1956 Defence Journal Karachi November 2000
- 1975 interview, with transcript 1 and transcript 2, with Colonel J.S. Lord, Indian Army Officer, 124th Baluchistan Infantry. Colonel Lord tells of his experiences of the Army in India and Persia during the First World War, including a anecdote of the infamous influenza. He refers to actions around Bushire which involved Wassmuss, the “German Lawrence” [who was the German Consul at Bushire], see "Where Is Wassmuss ?" paperspast.natlib.govt.nz Auckland Star, 28 June 1919.
Historical books online
- Page 159 Persia by Brigadier General Sir Percy Sykes 1922 briefly mentions the 124th Baluchis in Persia with the South Persia Rifles during the First World War