2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
also known as 56th Punjab Rifles
Chronology
- 1849 raised as 2nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry
- 1851 retitled as the 2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 became 2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1901 became 2nd Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1903 became 56th Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1906 became 56th Punjab Rifles, Frontier Force
- 1922 became 2nd Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on partition
- 1957 The Frontier Force Rifles, The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment were amalgamated to form the new Frontier Force Regiment
Regimental history
- History of the 2nd Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 1849-1931, published 1933. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01013831726 .
- The Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946 by Brigadier W E H Condon, first published 1951.[1]
External links
- 56th Punjabi Rifles Wikipedia. Retrieved 3 August 2014
- 56th Punjab Rifles britishempire.co.uk
- 13th Frontier Force Rifles Wikipedia
- Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia
- Frontier Force Regiment defence.pk
- Photograph of Lt Napier Gordon - 2nd Punjab Infantry from Hussards-photos.com
- "Military Operations in Aden 1914-1915" by Harry Fecitt, from Harry’s Sideshows kaiserscross.com. Includes mention of the 56th Punjabi Rifles (Frontier Force).
Historical books online
- History Of The Second Punjab Infantry 1849-1888, published Calcutta 1889. Pdf download, Digital Library of India. Archive.org mirror version.
- My service in the Indian Army – and after by General Sir John Luther Vaughan 1904 Archive.org. In 1850 he was appointed to the 2nd Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
References
- ↑ The Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946 by Brigadier W E H Condon. Naval & Military Press reprint edition.