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
55th Coke's Rifles British Empire Website
55th Coke's Rifles Wikipedia
Jemadar Mir Dast VC Wikipedia