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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] | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170725125910/http://www.defencejournal.com:80/may99/16th-punjab.htm 16th Punjab Regiment], an extract from John Gaylor's book ''Sons of John Company''. ''Defence Journal'' Karachi May 1999, now archived. | ||
*[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
orbat.com, now archived. | *[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
orbat.com, now archived. | ||
Revision as of 07:57, 26 January 2018
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, an extract from John Gaylor's book Sons of John Company. Defence Journal Karachi May 1999, now archived.
- Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived.