15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Sikh Infantry
Known as 15th Ludhiana Sikhs or 15th Loodiana Sikhs
Chronology
- 1846 formed as Regiment of Ludhiana
- 1861 became 15th Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 15th (Ludhiana) Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885 became 15th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry (Ludhiana Sikhs)
- 1901 became 15th (Ludhiana) Sikh Infantry
- 1903 became 15th Ludhiana Sikhs
- 1922 became 2nd Bn/11th Sikh Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
- 15th Ludhiana Sikhs British Empire website
- 15th Ludhiana Sikhs Wikipedia
- 1st Battalion King George V’s Own, Ferozepore Sikhs, and Loodiana Sikhs, 11th Sikh Regiment sikhsinthearmy.co.uk
- Manta Singh and the Battle of Neuve Chapell, France, March 1915. Regiment: 15th Ludhiana Sikhs. cwgc.org
- "An Indian Soldier in the Great War" Subedar Manta Singh. Text from Ian Hislop’s Not Forgotten documentaries about the WW1, shown c 2009 on Channel 4.
- The 15th Ludhiana Sikhs and the Senussi. The Egyptian Western Desert, November 1915 to February 1916 from Harry Fecitt’s Harry’s Africa kaiserscross.com
Historical books online
- Handbook for the Indian Army: Sikhs 1928 edition, reprint 1940 by A E Barstow 2/11th Sikh Regiment (late 15th Ludhiana Sikhs) Scribd.com. This edition is also available to read on line on the Panjab Digital Library