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*'''1901''' became the '''32nd Punjab Pioneers'''
 
*'''1901''' became the '''32nd Punjab Pioneers'''
 
*'''1903''' became the 32nd Sikh Pioneers
 
*'''1903''' became the 32nd Sikh Pioneers
*'''1922''' became the 2nd/3rd Sikh Pioneers
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*'''1922''' amalgamated with 23rd Sikh Pioneers and 34th Sikh Pioneers to become the 2nd Battalion 3rd Sikh Pioneers
 
*'''1929''' disbanded  
 
*'''1929''' disbanded  
 
*'''1933''' re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
 
*'''1933''' re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
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== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
[http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/sikh-warriors/32nd-sikh-pioneers.html 32nd Sikh Pioneers] www.allaboutsikhs.com
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[http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/sikh-warriors/32nd-sikh-pioneers.html 32nd Sikh Pioneers] www.allaboutsikhs.com<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32nd_Sikh_Pioneers 32nd Sikh Pioneers] Wikipedia
  
 
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
 
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]

Revision as of 16:30, 17 May 2009

Known as The 32nd Punjab Pioneers

Chronology

  • 1857 raised as Punjab Sappers
  • 1858 became the 24th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry
  • 1861 became the 32nd Bengal Native Infantry
  • 1864 became the 32nd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers)
  • 1885 became the 32nd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
  • 1901 became the 32nd Punjab Pioneers
  • 1903 became the 32nd Sikh Pioneers
  • 1922 amalgamated with 23rd Sikh Pioneers and 34th Sikh Pioneers to become the 2nd Battalion 3rd Sikh Pioneers
  • 1929 disbanded
  • 1933 re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
  • 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

External Links

32nd Sikh Pioneers www.allaboutsikhs.com
32nd Sikh Pioneers Wikipedia