4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
Known as 54th Sikhs
Chronology
- 1846 raised by Captain C. MacKenzie at Ludhiana as 4th Sikh Infantry
- 1846-7 1st-4th Sikh Regiments formed as the Infantry of the Frontier Brigade
- 1847 became 1st Regiment of Sikh Local Infantry
- 1851 Frontier Brigade became the Punjab Irregular Force (Piffers) including the Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 became 4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1903 became 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force)
- 1922 became 4th Battalion 12th Frontier Force
- 1945 became 4th Battalion (Sikhs) Frontier Force Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
- 1957 became 6th Battalion Frontier Force Regiment
External Links
Frontier Brigade Wikipedia
Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia
Major Robert Scott, 54th Sikhs, Cantonment Magistrate, Mooltan record from Family Search Community Trees