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The 14th Battalion, previously the 11th Battalion, served in Burma. <ref> dryan67 [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/14-12-frontier-force-regiment-and-the-ajmer-regiment.59699/#post-690674 14/12 Frontier Force Regiment and The Ajmer Regiment] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 24 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.</ref> | The 14th Battalion, previously the 11th Battalion, served in Burma. <ref> dryan67 [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/14-12-frontier-force-regiment-and-the-ajmer-regiment.59699/#post-690674 14/12 Frontier Force Regiment and The Ajmer Regiment] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 24 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.</ref> | ||
==Regimental History== | |||
''The Frontier Force Regiment'', compiled by Brigadier W. E. H. Condon 1962. Available at the [[British Library]] UIN: BLL01001795357 | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Frontier_Force_Regiment 12th Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Frontier_Force_Regiment 12th Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 04:14, 4 December 2018
12th Frontier Force Regiment was formed in 1922. It consisted of five regular battalions; numbered 1 to 5 and the 10th (Training) Battalion. During the Second World War further battalions were raised
- 1st Battalion: see 1st Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force. Known as the 51st Sikhs
- 2nd Battalion: see 2nd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force. Known as the 52nd Sikhs
- 3rd Battalion: see 3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force. Known as the 53rd Sikhs
- 4th Battalion: see 4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force. Known as the 54th Sikhs
- 5th Battalion: see Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force
Details of the service of all the battalions of the 12th Frontier Force Regiment during the Second World War may be found in a WW2Talk Forum thread detailed below.[1]
The 14th Battalion, previously the 11th Battalion, served in Burma. [2]
Regimental History
The Frontier Force Regiment, compiled by Brigadier W. E. H. Condon 1962. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795357
External links
- 12th Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia
- 12th Frontier Force Regiment pakdef.org, now an archived webpage.
- Frontier Force Regiment defence.pk
References
- ↑ WW2Talk Forum thread Help needed re.12th Frontier Force Rifles research. In particular post #15 by dryan67 dated 10 January 2014 contains an attachment with full details which seems to be available without restriction. (If not, you will need to be a logged in member of WW2Talk Forum). David A Ryan is co author of books on the Indian Army in WW2, see the WW2Talk Forum post Indian Army: An Organisational History. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
- ↑ dryan67 14/12 Frontier Force Regiment and The Ajmer Regiment WW2Talk Forum 24 November 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.