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36th Regiment of Sikh Infantry
Known as 36th Sikhs
History
- 1887 raised 36th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became 36th Sikh Infantry
- 1903 became 36th Sikhs
- 1922 became 4th/11th Sikh Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Campaigns
Regimental Histories
- Saragarhi Battalion : Ashes to Glory : History of the 4th Battalion, the Sikh Regiment (XXXVI) by Kanwaljit Singh and H.S. Ahluwalia. Published 1987, New Delhi. Available at the British Library.
External Links
- 36th Sikhs British Empire website
- "The 36th Sikhs at the fall of Tsingtao: China- October to November 1914" from Harry’s Sideshows kaiserscross.com (retrieved 21 June 2014)
Historical books online
- Lieutenant-Colonel John Haughton, commandant of the 36th Sikhs: a hero of Tirah. A memoir by Major A.C. Yate 1900 Archive.org