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*'''1885''' became 16th Madras Infantry
 
*'''1885''' became 16th Madras Infantry
 
*'''1903''' became '''76th Punjab Regiment'''
 
*'''1903''' became '''76th Punjab Regiment'''
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*'''1922''' became 3rd/1st Punjab Regiment
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*'''1922''' became 3rd/[[1st Punjab Regiment]]
 
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
 
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
 
== Battle Honours ==
 
== Battle Honours ==
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*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]
 
*[[3rd Burma War|Burma 1885-87]]
 
*[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]
 
*[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]
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==British Library holdings==
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Regimental history:  ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958<ref> There are more details in this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-08/1314141934 post]</ref>
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
 
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/76thpunjabis.htm 76th Punjabis] British Empire website
 
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/76thpunjabis.htm 76th Punjabis] British Empire website
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*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-08/1314141934 post] mentions the book ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958. which is available at the [[British Library]]
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*[http://www.defencejournal.com/jun99/1st-punjab.htm 1st Punjab Regiment] defencejournal.com Karachi probably June 1999
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*[http://www.tankmuseum.org/ixbin/indexplus?record=ART4048&_IXMENU_=news_and_events The Battle of Ctesiphon]  by David Fletcher 14th August 2013 tankmuseum.org. Mesopotamia,  23/24th November 1915. The 76th Punjabis  fought in the battle.  
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*[http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957]  orbat.com
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*[http://www.tankmuseum.org/ixbin/indexplus?record=ART4048&_IXMENU_=news_and_events The Battle of Ctesiphon]  by David Fletcher 14th August 2013 tankmuseum.org. Mesopotamia,  23/24th November 1915. The 76th Punjabis  fought in the battle.
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*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/military-obituaries/army-obituaries/8707543/Lt-Col-Charles-Boulter.html Obituary of Lt-Col Charles Boulter] 1918-2011 who was awarded the MC in 1941 in the battle for Damascus with the 3rd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment (3/1 PR). 17 August 2011 ''The Telegraph''
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[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 11:49, 11 February 2014

Known as 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 76th Punjabis in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1776 raised as 16th Carnatic Battalion
  • 1784 became 16th Madras Battalion
  • 1796 became 2nd Battalion, 5th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 16th Madras Infantry
  • 1903 became 76th Punjab Regiment
  • 1922 became 3rd/1st Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Battle Honours

British Library holdings

Regimental history: The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956 by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958[1]

External Links

References

  1. ↑ There are more details in this India List post

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