Difference between revisions of "23rd Punjab Pioneers"

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1857 raised as 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry
1861 became 23rd Bengal Native Infantry
1864 became 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers)
1885 became 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
1901 became 23rd Punjab Pioneers
1903 became 23rd Sikh Pioneers
1922 became 1st Battalion 3rd Sikh Pioneers
1929 became Corps of Sikh Pioneers
1933 disbanded
1941 re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
1947 allocated to India on Partition
1956 amalgamated with the Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment forming The Frontier Force Regiment and known as the 7th (Coke's) Battalion

23rd Sikh Pioneers British Empire Website

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+== Chronology ==
+*'''1857''' raised as 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry
+*'''1861''' became 23rd Bengal Native Infantry
+*'''1864''' became 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers)
+*'''1885''' became 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
+*'''1901''' became '''23rd Punjab Pioneers'''
+*'''1903''' became 23rd Sikh Pioneers
+*'''1922''' became 1st Battalion 3rd Sikh Pioneers
+*'''1929''' became Corps of  Sikh Pioneers
+*'''1933''' disbanded
+*'''1941''' re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
+*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
+*'''1956''' amalgamated with the Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment forming The Frontier Force Regiment and known as the 7th (Coke's) Battalion
+== External Links ==
+[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/23rdpioneers.htm 23rd Sikh Pioneers] British Empire Website