7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
Known as 7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 67th Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1759 raised as 8th Battalion Coast Sepoys in Trichinopoly
- 1769 became 8th Carnatic Battalion
- 1770 became 7th Carnatic Battalion
- 1784 became 7th Madras Battalion
- 1796 became 1st Battalion, 7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 7th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 67th Punjabis
- 1922 became 1st & 10th/2nd Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Service in British India
- 1761 Trichinopoly
- 1868 Penang
- 1869 Singapore
- 1895 Belgaum
- 1900 Rangoon
- 1903 Quetta
- 1915 Mesopotamia
- 1921 Iraq
- 1921 Multan
British Library holdings
Regimental histories
- The Golden Galley : the story of the Second Punjab Regiment 1761-1947 by Geoffrey Betham and H.V.R. Geary.
- The 2nd Punjab Regiment : a brief outline history of its origin, composition and achievements, published by the Regiment c 1943
External Links
- 67th Punjabis regiments.org
- 2nd Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- Page 24 Valour and Sacrifice: Famous Regiments of the Indian Army by Gautam Sharma Google Books
- 67th Punjabis British Empire website
- Reprint edition of History Of The 1st Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment Late, 67th Punjabis, And Originally, 7th Madras Infantry 1761-1928 by Colonel N. Ogle, D. S. O. and Lieut. Colonel H. W. Johnston . naval-military-press.com
- Regimental Great War Battle Honours are: Loos, France and Flanders 1915, Helles, Krithia, Gallipoli 1915, Suez Canal, Egypt 1915–17, Gaza, Megiddo, Sharon, Nablus, Palestine 1917–18, Defence of Kut al Amara, Kut al Amara 1917, Baghdad, Mesopotamia 1915–18, Aden, E Africa 1914–17, NW Frontier India 1915 '16–17 Afghanistan 1919