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==Also see== | ==Also see== | ||
*[[Reginald Malpas Gore]] | *[[Reginald Malpas Gore]] | ||
==Regimental history== | |||
*''Unfaded Glory : the 8th Punjab Regiment 1798-1956'' by Major Rifat Nadeem Ahmad & Major General Rafiuddin Ahmed. Published 2006 by Naval & Military Press, UK. Available at Imperial War Museums, catalogue number LBY 07 / 2537 | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Punjab_Regiment 8th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Punjab_Regiment 8th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 05:35, 4 December 2018
Known as 30th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 90th Punjabis In the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1798 raised as 2nd Battalion, 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 30th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 30th Madras Infantry
- 1892 became 30th Regiment (5th Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
- 1901 became 30th Burma Infantry
- 1903 became 90th Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 2nd/8th Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 1956 merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment
Also see
Regimental history
- Unfaded Glory : the 8th Punjab Regiment 1798-1956 by Major Rifat Nadeem Ahmad & Major General Rafiuddin Ahmed. Published 2006 by Naval & Military Press, UK. Available at Imperial War Museums, catalogue number LBY 07 / 2537
External Links
- 8th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 8th Punjab Regiment from John Gaylor's book Sons Of John Company. Defence Journal Karachi January 2000, now archived.
- 90th Punjabis British Empire website