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[[Category:Bengal Infantry Regiments]]
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'''Known as 25th Punjabis'''
== Chronology ==
*'''1857''' raised as 17th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
*'''1861''' became 25th Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1864''' became 25th (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1885''' became 25th (Punjab) Bengal Infantry
*'''1901''' became '''25th Punjab Infantry'''
*'''1903''' became 25th Punjabis
*'''1922''' became 1st/[[15th Punjab Regiment]]
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
== External Links ==
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/25thpunjabis.htm 25th Punjabis] British Empire website
*[http://iseenostranger.com/content/two-soldiers-25th-punjab-infantry-unfinished-watercolor-bonhams Two Soldiers of the 25th Punjab Infantry - Unfinished Watercolor 1887]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Punjab_Regiment 15th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002
orbat.com, now archived.
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1580495/Brigadier-John-Prendergast.html Obituary: John Prendergast] 1910-2008 ''The Telegraph'' 03 March 2008 He took part in the Arakan (Burma) campaign ([[Second World War|WW2]]) as second in command of 1/15th Punjab Regiment ( 1/15 PR) then was given command of [[122nd Rajputana Infantry| 3/6th Rajputana Rifles]], part of 19th Indian Division (in Burma). He was awarded a DSO for the Burma campaign. His books include an autobiography ''Prender’s Progress: a soldier in India, 1931-47'', available at the [[British Library]].
===Historical books online===
*[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32184/supplement/159 "Despatch from General Sir G.F. Milne Commanding in Chief, the Army of The Black Sea dated 11 August 1920"] ''The London Gazette Supplement'' Publication date: 7 January 1921 Supplement: 32184 Pages: 159-175. From the date of the signature of the Armistice with Turkey to the date of the signature of the Turkish Peace Treaty (10th August 1020). Indian Army regiments mentioned: [[28th Light Cavalry]], [[7th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|19th Punjabis]], 1/[[21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry |21st Punjabis]], 1/25th Punjabis and 1/[[4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force |54th Sikhs]].
**Also see [[Norperforce]]
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