13th Frontier Force Rifles
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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
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,[1] 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
- 13th Frontier Force Rifles Wikipedia
- Frontier Force Regiment defence.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 online book on the Ancestry owned pay website fold3 (located in World War II/Military Books/Britain).
References
- ↑ The Frontier Force Rifles 1849 – 1946 by Brigadier W E H Condon. Naval & Military Press reprint edition.
