32nd Punjab Pioneers

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Known as The 32nd Punjab Pioneers

Chronology

  • 1857 raised as Punjab Sappers
  • 1858 became the 24th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry
  • 1861 became the 32nd Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1864 became the 32nd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers)
  • 1885 became the 32nd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
  • 1901 became the 32nd Punjab Pioneers
  • 1903 became the 32nd Sikh Pioneers
  • 1922 amalgamated with 23rd Sikh Pioneers and 34th Sikh Pioneers to become the 2nd Battalion 3rd Sikh Pioneers
  • 1929 became the Corps of Sikh Pioneers
  • 1933 disbanded
  • 1941 re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Regimental Histories

  • 32nd Sikh Pioneers : Regimental History. Volume 1, Delhi, 1857 [to] Waziristan, 1902 by H. R. Brander c1907
  • 32nd Sikh Pioneers : Regimental History. Volume 2, Sikkim and Tibet, 1903-1904 by H. R. Brander c1907
  • The History of the Sikh Pioneers, 23rd, 32nd, 34th by Sir George MacMunn ; assisted by Captain Spurgin. 1936.

The above three volumes are available at the British Library.

External Links

Historical books online

  • Page 98 British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi by Sir Harry H Johnston 1897 Archive.org. A small force of Indian troops was engaged as a nucleus for the police force in Central Africa, from the 23rd and 32nd Pioneers, and Haiderabad Lancers.
  • With Mounted Infantry In Tibet by Brevet Major W J Ottley, 34th Sikh Pioneers 1906 Archive.org. The dedication mentions members of the 32nd Pioneers.
  • "A ‘Tibet’ I.O.M. pair awarded to Subadar-Major Jhanda Singh, 32nd Sikh Pioneers" [with image] Item 443 (digital page 52) Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria Auction catalogue by Dix Noonan Webb 19th September 2013. Archive.org