31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry

From FIBIwiki
Revision as of 05:36, 4 December 2018 by Maureene (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Known as 31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 91st Punjabis In the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1800 raised as 1st Battalion, 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 31st (Trichinopoly) Madras Light Infantry
  • 1892 became 31st Regiment (6th Burma Battalion) Madras Light Infantry
  • 1901 became 31st Burma Light Infantry
  • 1903 became 91st Punjab (Light Infantry) Regiment
  • 1922 became 3rd/8th Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
  • 1956 merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment

Regimental history

  • Unfaded Glory : the 8th Punjab Regiment 1798-1956 by Major Rifat Nadeem Ahmad & Major General Rafiuddin Ahmed. Published 2006 by Naval & Military Press, UK. Available at Imperial War Museums, catalogue number LBY 07 / 2537

External links

Retrieved from "https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=31st_Regiment_of_Madras_Native_Infantry&oldid=77719"