1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
Known as the 1st Punjabis and Coke's Rifles
Chronology
- 1849 raised as 1st Regiment of Punjab Infantry by Captain John Coke
- 1851 retitled as the 1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 became the 1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1901 became 1st Punjab Infantry
- 1903 became 55th Coke's Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 1922 amalagmated with six other regiments to form the 6-battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles, the 55th becoming the 1st Battalion (Coke's)
- 1946 became 1st Battalion (Coke's), Frontier Force Rifles
- 1946 allocated to Pakistan
- 1956 amalgamated with the Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment forming The Frontier Force Regiment and known as the 7th (Coke's) Battalion
External Links
- Jemadar Uniform 1897 British Empire Website
- John Coke (East India Company officer) Wikipedia
- Jemadar Mir Dast VC Wikipedia
- Photograph: c 1860: Playing Cricket, Kohatfrom UK National Army Museum (nam.ac.uk)