128th Pioneers

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Known as the 28th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in the Bombay Army
Known as the 128th Pioneers in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1846 raised as 28th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry
  • 1885 became the 28th Regiment of Bombay Infantry
  • 1888 became the 28th (Pioneer) Regiment of Bombay Infantry
  • 1901 became the 28th Bombay Pioneers
  • 1903 became the 128th Pioneers
  • 1922 became the 3rd/2nd Bombay Pioneers
  • 1929 became The Corps of Bombay Pioneers
  • 1933 disbanded

External Links

Historical books online

  • History Of The Bombay Pioneers 1777-1933 by Lieut. Colonel W B P Tugwell 1938 may be read online on the Digital Library of India website. This book is also available in a reprint edition[1]

References

  1. History Of The Bombay Pioneers 1777-1933 by Lieut. Colonel W B P Tugwell 1938 Naval and Military Press reprint (retrieved 29 April 2014)