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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/33rdpunjabis.htm 33rd Punjabis] British Empire website | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/33rdpunjabis.htm 33rd Punjabis] British Empire website | ||
*[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. | ||
*WW2Talk Forum thread 3 Bn 16th Punjab Regt about the regiment at the Fall of Singapore in 1942<ref>WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/49802-3-bn-16th-punjab-regt/ 3 Bn 16th Punjab Regt]</ref> | *WW2Talk Forum thread 3 Bn 16th Punjab Regt about the regiment at the Fall of Singapore in 1942<ref>WW2Talk Forum thread [http://ww2talk.com/forums/topic/49802-3-bn-16th-punjab-regt/ 3 Bn 16th Punjab Regt]</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 07:59, 26 January 2018
Known as 33rd Punjabis
Chronology
- 1857 raised as Allahabad Levy
- 1861 became 33rd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 33rd (Allahabad) Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885 became 33rd Bengal Infantry
- 1890 became 33rd (Punjabi Mahomedan) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became 33rd Punjab Infantry
- 1903 became 33rd Punjabis
- 1922 became 3rd/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
- 33rd Punjabis British Empire website
- 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.
- WW2Talk Forum thread 3 Bn 16th Punjab Regt about the regiment at the Fall of Singapore in 1942[1]
- Article The 5th Battalion (Punjab Regiment) in Malaya about the 5th/14th P.R. also mentions the 3rd/16th Punjab Regiment cofepow.org.uk
References
- ↑ WW2Talk Forum thread 3 Bn 16th Punjab Regt