40th Regiment of Pathan Infantry
Known as 40th Pathans
Chronology
- 1858 raised as the Shahjehanpur Levy
- 1861 became the 40th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became the 40th (Shahjehanpur) Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885 became the 40th (Shahjehanpur) Bengal Infantry
- 1890 became the 40th (Baluch) Bengal Infantry
- 1892 became the 40th (Pathan) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became the 40th Pathan Infantry
- 1903 became the 40th Pathans
- 1922 amalgamated with the 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd and 24th Punjabis to become 5th Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition and renamed the Punjab Regiment
External Links
- 40th Pathans British Empire website
- 14th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 14th Punjab Regiment from John Gaylor's book Sons Of John Company Defence Journal Karachi August 1999
- 14th Punjab Regiment Burma Star Association
- Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com
- The 5th Battalion (Punjab Regiment) in Malaya in WW2. [5/14th Punjab Regiment] cofepow.org