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6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
Known as 59th Scinde Rifles
Chronology
- 1843 raised in Karachi by Lt Robert FitzGerald as Scinde Camel Corps
- 1851 retitled as the Scinde Rifle Corps, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 became 6th Punjab Infantry Regiment
- 1903 became 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 1921 became 59th Royal Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
- 1922 became 6th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
- 1945 became 1st Battalion The Frontier Force Rifles
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on partition
- 1957 became 1st battalion Frontier Force Regiment
Waziristan 1937
During 1937 the regiment took part in operations against the Mahsud in Waziristan[1]
External Links
- 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force) Wikipedia
- 13th Frontier Force Rifles Wikipedia
- Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia
- Frontier Force Regiment by Dr Ali Jan. Commanding Officers (with thumbnail photographs) of “the oldest Frontier Force Battalion (Royal 6/13 or 1st FF)".
- The 59th (now the1st) (SCINDE) Frontier Force Regiment Jullundur Brigade Association (retrieved 29 April 2014)
Historical books online
- Old print titled “The Scinde Camel Corps as when first raised at Karachi” which is between pages 2 and 3 of Regimental History of the 6th Royal Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles (Scinde), 1843–1923 first published in 1926. Google Books, which catalogues the author as Captain D. M. Lindsey.
References
- ↑ Payne, Rich Armoured Cars, Tanks, Other Vehicles... & Pith Helmets WW2Talk Forum 27 July 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014