6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force

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Known as 59th Scinde Rifles

6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force Waziristan 1937

Chronology

  • 1843 raised in Karachi by Lt Robert FitzGerald as Scinde Camel Corps
  • 1851 retitled as the Scinde Rifle Corps, Punjab Irregular Force
  • 1865 became 6th Punjab Infantry Regiment
  • 1903 became 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
  • 1921 became 59th Royal Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
  • 1922 became 6th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
  • 1945 became 1st Battalion The Frontier Force Rifles
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on partition
  • 1957 became 1st battalion Frontier Force Regiment

War Diaries, First World War

  • A transcribed war diary (of an original handwritten diary, where the handwriting has been deciphered for you!) is available for 59th (Scinde) Rifles 1914-15 on the Western Front.[1] See Western Front - War Diaries for more details.

Waziristan 1937

During 1937 the regiment took part in operations against the Mahsud in Waziristan[2]

External Links

Historical books online

References

  1. Great War Diaries: 59th (Scinde) Rifles (FF) War Diary 1914-15: Indian Army on the Western Front Available on Kindle - Kindle App available to read the Diary.
  2. Payne, Rich Armoured Cars, Tanks, Other Vehicles... & Pith Helmets WW2Talk Forum 27 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014