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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coke_(EICo) John Coke (East India Company officer) ] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Coke_(EICo) John Coke (East India Company officer) ] Wikipedia<br> | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Dast Jemadar Mir Dast VC] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Dast Jemadar Mir Dast VC] Wikipedia | ||
**[https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/discover/2016/06/03/mir-dast-the-man-behind-the-plaque/ Mir Dast - the man behind the plaque] brightonmuseums.org.uk. He was admitted to the Royal Pavilion Hospital, Brighton, England and it was here that he learned that he was to be awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in Ypres. | |||
*[http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?acc=1966-11-30-16 Photograph: c 1860: Playing Cricket, Kohat]from UK National Army Museum (nam.ac.uk) | *[http://www.nam.ac.uk/online-collection/detail.php?acc=1966-11-30-16 Photograph: c 1860: Playing Cricket, Kohat]from UK National Army Museum (nam.ac.uk) | ||
*Details of catalogue entries for some WW1 War Diaries available at the National Archives. Kew, England. Note: "It is not guaranteed to be complete". In fact it shows no entries. The War Diaries available at the [[British Library]] may be a possible alternative source. | *Details of catalogue entries for some WW1 War Diaries available at the National Archives. Kew, England. Note: "It is not guaranteed to be complete". In fact it shows no entries. The War Diaries available at the [[British Library]] may be a possible alternative source. | ||
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===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
*[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/278680 ''Digest Of Services Of The 1st (Coke's) Regiment, Punjab Infantry''] by Colonel Theo Higginson. Published Simla, 1888. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278680 Archive.org mirror version]. | *[http://www.new.dli.ernet.in/handle/2015/278680 ''Digest Of Services Of The 1st (Coke's) Regiment, Punjab Infantry''] by Colonel Theo Higginson. Published Simla, 1888. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.278680 Archive.org mirror version]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 12:19, 6 January 2018
Known as the 1st Punjabis and Coke's Rifles. Stationed at Dera Ismail Khan in 1902.
Chronology
- 1849 raised as 1st Regiment of Punjab Infantry by Captain John Coke
- 1851 retitled as the 1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 became the 1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1901 became 1st Punjab Infantry
- 1903 became 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 1922 amalagmated with six other regiments to form the 6-battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles, the 55th becoming the 1st Battalion (Coke's)
- 1946 became 1st Battalion (Coke's), Frontier Force Rifles
- 1946 allocated to Pakistan
- 1956 amalgamated with the Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment forming The Frontier Force Regiment and known as the 7th (Coke's) Battalion
First World War
1/55th Rifles were part of the Bushire Field Force in 1918 and are mentioned in Operations in Persia.[1] See the Fibiwiki page Norperforce.
External Links
- Jemadar Uniform 1897 British Empire Website
- John Coke (East India Company officer) Wikipedia
- Jemadar Mir Dast VC Wikipedia
- Mir Dast - the man behind the plaque brightonmuseums.org.uk. He was admitted to the Royal Pavilion Hospital, Brighton, England and it was here that he learned that he was to be awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in Ypres.
- Photograph: c 1860: Playing Cricket, Kohatfrom UK National Army Museum (nam.ac.uk)
- Details of catalogue entries for some WW1 War Diaries available at the National Archives. Kew, England. Note: "It is not guaranteed to be complete". In fact it shows no entries. The War Diaries available at the British Library may be a possible alternative source.
- 1st Battalion 55th Coke's Rifles, Indian
- 2nd Battalion 55th Coke's Rifles, Indian collaborativecollections.org
Historical books online
- Digest Of Services Of The 1st (Coke's) Regiment, Punjab Infantry by Colonel Theo Higginson. Published Simla, 1888. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Archive.org mirror version.
References
- ↑ Lindsay, Kimberley John. MIC sans BWM/VM with 1917 IARO entry? Great War Forum 22 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.