30th Regiment of Punjab Infantry

'30th & 20th Infantry' from a painting by Major A. C. Lovett

Known as 30th Punjabis

Chronology

• 1857 formed as 22nd Punjab Infantry
• 1861 brought into Bengal Army as 30th Bengal Native Infantry
• 1864 became 30th (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry
• 1885 became 30th (Punjab) Bengal Infantry
• 1901 became 30th Punjab Infantry
• 1904 became 30th Punjabis
• 1922 became 1st/16th Punjab Regiment
• 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
• 1956 became 13 Punjab

Regimental history

• Solah Punjab: The History of the 16th Punjab Regiment. Edited by J. P. Lawford and W. E. Catto 1967. Available at the British Library

External Links

• 30th Punjabis British Empire website
• "The 30th Punjabis at Tandamuti Hill and Nakadi Ridge, East Africa, February – October 1917" by Harry Fecitt, March 2015 html version, pdf gweaa.com
• 16th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
• 16th Punjab Regiment from John Gaylor's book Sons Of John Company. Defence Journal Karachi May 1999
• Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com