10th Baluch Regiment
10th Baluch Regiment was formed in 1922. It consisted of five regular battalions, numbered 1 to 5 and the 10th (Training) Battalion.
- 1st Battalion: see 124th Baluchistan Infantry (The Duke of Connaught's Own)
- 2nd Battalion: see 126th Baluchistan Infantry
- 3rd Battalion: see 127th Baluch Light Infantry
- 4th Battalion: see 129th Baluchis
- 5th Battalion: see 130th Baluchis
In 1945 it became The Baluch Regiment and at Independence was allocated to Pakistan. It is now known as the Baloch Regiment[1], with Regimental Centre at Abbottabad.
FIBIS resources
- FIBIS Gallery: Personal Collection of Lt Col Ron O'Brien, Indian Army 10th Baluch Regiment from c 1928 including Jacob's Rifles.
External links
- 10th Baluch Regiment Wikipedia
- 10th Baluch Regiment Defence Journal Karachi June 1999, now archived. Probably an extract from Sons Of John Company by John Gaylor
- History of The Baloch Regiment 1820-1939 The Colonial Period Defence Journal Karachi October 2000, now archived.
- History of The Baloch Regiment 1939-1956 Defence Journal Karachi November 2000, now archived.
- Baloch Regiment: History pakistanarmy.gov.pk
Historical books online
- Battle Tales from Burma by Brigadier John Randle. 2005 edition, first published 2004. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. Seventh Battalion The (10th) Baluch Regiment. Served in the Burma Campaign 1942-1945.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia article