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*'''1903''' became 56th Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force | *'''1903''' became 56th Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force | ||
*'''1906''' became 56th Punjab Rifles, Frontier Force | *'''1906''' became 56th Punjab Rifles, Frontier Force | ||
| − | *'''1922''' became 2nd Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles | + | *'''1922''' became 2nd Battalion [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] |
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on partition | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on partition | ||
*'''1957''' The Frontier Force Rifles, The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment were amalgamated to form the new Frontier Force Regiment | *'''1957''' The Frontier Force Rifles, The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment were amalgamated to form the new Frontier Force Regiment | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/56thpunjabrifles.htm 56th Punjab Rifles] Wikipedia<br> | [http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/56thpunjabrifles.htm 56th Punjab Rifles] Wikipedia<br> | ||
Revision as of 07:48, 27 January 2014
also known as 56th Punjab Rifles
Chronology
- 1849 raised as 2nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry
- 1851 retitled as the 2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 became 2nd Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1901 became 2nd Punjab Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1903 became 56th Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1906 became 56th Punjab Rifles, Frontier Force
- 1922 became 2nd Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan on partition
- 1957 The Frontier Force Rifles, The Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment were amalgamated to form the new Frontier Force Regiment
External Links
56th Punjab Rifles Wikipedia
13th Frontier Force Rifles Wikipedia
Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia
Photograph of Lt Napier Gordon - 2nd Punjab Infantry from Hussards-photos.com
