34th Regiment of Punjab Pioneers

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Known as The 34th Punjab Pioneers

Chronology

  • 1887 raised as the 34th (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
  • 1901 became the 34th Punjab Pioneers
  • 1903 became the 34th Sikh Pioneers
  • 1921 became the 3rd Royal Bn/3rd Sikh Pioneers
  • 1929 became the Corps of Sikh Pioneers
  • 1933 disbanded
  • 1941 re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

External Links

34th Punjab Pioneers www.allaboutsikhs.com
34th Punjab Pioneers British Empire website