4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force

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Known as 57th Wilde's Rifles

Chronology

  • 1849 raised as 4th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
  • 1851 retitled as the 4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force
  • 1865 retitled as the 4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
  • 1903 became 57th Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force)
  • 1922 became 4th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
  • 1945 became 4th Battalion The Frontier Force Rifles
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on partition
  • 1957 amalgamated with The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment to form the new Frontier Force Regiment (10th Battalion)

War Diaries, First World War

  • A transcribed war diary (of an original handwritten diary, where the handwriting has been deciphered for you!) is available for 57th (Wilde's) Rifles 1914-15 on the Western Front.[1] See Western Front - War Diaries for more details.

External Links

References

  1. Great War Diaries: 57th (Wilde's) Rifles (Frontier Force) War Diary 1914-15: The Indian Army on the Western Front Available on Kindle - Kindle App available to read the Diary. Transcribed from the original handwritten War Diary.