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'''13th Frontier Force Rifles''' was formed in 1922 by amalgamation of five existing regiments and consisted of five regular battalions.
*1st Battalion: see [[1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]. Known as 55th Coke's Rifles*2nd Battalion: see [[2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]. Known as 56th Punjab Rifles*4th Battalion: see [[4th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]. Known as 57th Wilde's Rifles *5th Battalion: see [[5th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]. Known as 58th Vaughan's Rifles*6th Battalion: see [[6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force]]. Known as 59th Scinde Rifles At Independence in 1947 the 13th Frontier Force Rifles was allocated to Pakistan, and in 1956 amalgamated into the [[12th Frontier Force Regiment|Frontier Force Regiment]], with Regimental Depot now at [[Abbottabad]].<ref> Wikipedia article.</ref> ==Regimental history==*''The Frontier Force Rifles '' by Brigadier W E H Condon 1953. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01001795360 . Also available in a reprint edition, with a slightly different title,<ref>[https://www.naval-military-press.com/product/frontier-force-rifles1849-1946/ ''The Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946''] by Brigadier W E H Condon. Naval & Military Press reprint edition.</ref> which in turn is available as an online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3, see below.* ''A Summarised History of the 13th Frontier Force Rifles, Indian Army, during the Second World War, 1939-1946'' by [A.D. FitzGerald]. 1985. Available at the British Library UIN: BLL01011838679
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Frontier_Force_Rifles 13th Frontier Force Rifles] Wikipedia
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Force_Regiment Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia
*[https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/frontier-force-regiment.33526/ Frontier Force Regiment] defence.pk
*[https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Frontier-Force-Regiment.php Frontier Force Regiment] pakistanarmy.gov.pk
===Historical books online===
*''The Frontier Force Rifles '' by Brigadier W E H Condon, originally published 1953, is available in a reprint edition, which in turn is available as an [https://www.fold3.com/browse/251/hTGb85NZ8wIfXXI19DeBdXGZW online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3] (located in World War II/Military Books/Britain). The reprint edition appears to have pages 298-299 missing which may be accessed below.<ref>idler. [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/condon-the-frontier-force-rifles-1849-1946.85399/#post-880627 Condon - The Frontier Force Rifles 1849-1946], post 2, ''WW2Talk Forum'' 10 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020. To access the text, you must be signed into WW2Talk Forum.</ref>
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