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Known as '''30th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry''' in the Madras Army<br>
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Known as '''90th Punjabis''' In the Indian Army
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==Chronology==
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*'''1798''' raised as 2nd Battalion, 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
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*'''1824''' became '''30th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry'''
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*'''1885''' became 30th Madras Infantry
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*'''1892''' became 30th Regiment (5th Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
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*'''1901''' became 30th Burma Infantry
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*'''1903''' became '''90th Punjab Regiment'''
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*'''1922''' became 2nd/[[8th Punjab Regiment]]
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*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
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*'''1956''' merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment
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==Also see==
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*[[Reginald Malpas Gore]]
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==Regimental history==
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*''Unfaded Glory : the 8th Punjab Regiment 1798-1956'' by Major Rifat Nadeem Ahmad & Major General Rafiuddin Ahmed. Published 2006 by Naval & Military Press, UK. Available at Imperial War Museums, catalogue number LBY 07 / 2537
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:Some brief details of WW2 deployments from this book are provided in a WW2Talk Forum post.<ref>RobG64. [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/8th-punjab-regiment-regimental-history.83313/ 8th Punjab Regiment Regimental History] ''WW2Talk Forum''  19 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.</ref>
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*''The Punjab Mail Murder: The Story of an Indian Army Officer'' by Roger Perkins 1979 and 1986 editions. The 1979 edition is available at the British Library UIN: BLL01008815257. George Ramsey Hext of the 2nd/8th Punjab Regiment was murdered during an attack by Indian nationalists on a passenger train in 1931. The book  is stated to contain much military detail on the North West Frontier campaign of 1930-31.
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== External Links ==
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8th_Punjab_Regiment 8th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160811005455/http://defencejournal.com/2000/jan/8th-punjab.htm 8th Punjab Regiment] from John Gaylor's book ''Sons Of John Company''.  ''Defence Journal'' Karachi January 2000, now archived.
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*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/90thpunjabis.htm 90th Punjabis] British Empire website
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[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Madras Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 23:26, 22 November 2022

Known as 30th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 90th Punjabis In the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1798 raised as 2nd Battalion, 15th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 30th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 30th Madras Infantry
  • 1892 became 30th Regiment (5th Burma Battalion) Madras Infantry
  • 1901 became 30th Burma Infantry
  • 1903 became 90th Punjab Regiment
  • 1922 became 2nd/8th Punjab Regiment
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition
  • 1956 merged with other units to form the Baloch Regiment

Also see

Regimental history

  • Unfaded Glory : the 8th Punjab Regiment 1798-1956 by Major Rifat Nadeem Ahmad & Major General Rafiuddin Ahmed. Published 2006 by Naval & Military Press, UK. Available at Imperial War Museums, catalogue number LBY 07 / 2537
Some brief details of WW2 deployments from this book are provided in a WW2Talk Forum post.[1]
  • The Punjab Mail Murder: The Story of an Indian Army Officer by Roger Perkins 1979 and 1986 editions. The 1979 edition is available at the British Library UIN: BLL01008815257. George Ramsey Hext of the 2nd/8th Punjab Regiment was murdered during an attack by Indian nationalists on a passenger train in 1931. The book is stated to contain much military detail on the North West Frontier campaign of 1930-31.

External Links

References

  1. ↑ RobG64. 8th Punjab Regiment Regimental History WW2Talk Forum 19 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

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