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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''' amalgamated with 23rd Sikh Pioneers and 34th Sikh Pioneers to become the 2nd Battalion 3rd Sikh Pioneers | + | *'''1922''' amalgamated with 23rd Sikh Pioneers and 34th Sikh Pioneers to become the 2nd Battalion [[3rd Sikh Pioneers]] |
| − | *'''1929''' disbanded | + | *'''1929''' became the Corps of Sikh Pioneers |
| − | *''' | + | *'''1933''' disbanded |
| − | *'''1947''' allocated to | + | *'''1941''' re-raised as [[3rd Sikh Pioneers|The Sikh Light Infantry]] |
| + | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
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| + | ==Regimental Histories== | ||
| + | *''32nd Sikh Pioneers : Regimental History. Volume 1, Delhi, 1857 [to] Waziristan, 1902'' by H. R. Brander c 1907 | ||
| + | *''32nd Sikh Pioneers : Regimental History. Volume 2, Sikkim and Tibet, 1903-1904'' by H. R. Brander c 1907 | ||
| + | *''The History of the Sikh Pioneers, 23rd, 32nd, 34th'' by Sir George MacMunn ; assisted by Captain Spurgin. 1936. Available online, see below. | ||
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| + | The above three volumes are available at the [[British Library]]. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [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 | + | *[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 | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_Sikh_Pioneers 3rd Sikh Pioneers] Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014) | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_Light_Infantry Sikh Light Infantry] Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014) | ||
| + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20090309055254/http://sikhli.info/index.php/history History of the Sikh Light Infantry] sikhli.info, now an archived website (retrieved 29 April 2014) | ||
| + | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20090310000912/http://sikhli.info/index.php/publications Regimental Histories] sikhli.info, now an archived website (retrieved 29 April 2014) | ||
| + | ==Historical books online== | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.8907/page/n3/mode/2up ''The History of the Sikh Pioneers, (23rd, 32nd, 34th)''] by Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn, assisted by Captain Spurgin. [1936] Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository. | ||
| + | **[https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.8907/page/n573/mode/1up Map: An outline of the N.W. Frontier of India] (digital page 573). | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/britishafrica00johnuoft/page/98 Page 98] ''British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi'' by Sir Harry H Johnston 1897 Archive.org. A small force of Indian troops was engaged as a nucleus for the police force in Central Africa, from the [[23rd Punjab Pioneers|23rd]] and 32nd Pioneers, and Haiderabad Lancers. | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/cu31924023224490 ''With Mounted Infantry In Tibet''] by Brevet Major W J Ottley, 34th Sikh Pioneers 1906 Archive.org. The dedication mentions members of the 32nd Pioneers. | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/ordresdecosmedalsept2013dixn/page/n51/mode/1up "A ‘Tibet’ I.O.M. pair awarded to Subadar-Major Jhanda Singh, 32nd Sikh Pioneers"] [with image] Item 443 (digital page 52) ''Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria'' Auction catalogue by Dix Noonan Webb 19th September 2013. Archive.org | ||
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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:03, 19 March 2020
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 became the Corps of Sikh Pioneers
- 1933 disbanded
- 1941 re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Regimental Histories
- 32nd Sikh Pioneers : Regimental History. Volume 1, Delhi, 1857 [to] Waziristan, 1902 by H. R. Brander c 1907
- 32nd Sikh Pioneers : Regimental History. Volume 2, Sikkim and Tibet, 1903-1904 by H. R. Brander c 1907
- The History of the Sikh Pioneers, 23rd, 32nd, 34th by Sir George MacMunn ; assisted by Captain Spurgin. 1936. Available online, see below.
The above three volumes are available at the British Library.
External Links
- 32nd Sikh Pioneers www.allaboutsikhs.com
- 32nd Sikh Pioneers Wikipedia
- 3rd Sikh Pioneers Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
- Sikh Light Infantry Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
- History of the Sikh Light Infantry sikhli.info, now an archived website (retrieved 29 April 2014)
- Regimental Histories sikhli.info, now an archived website (retrieved 29 April 2014)
Historical books online
- The History of the Sikh Pioneers, (23rd, 32nd, 34th) by Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn, assisted by Captain Spurgin. [1936] Archive.org, mirror from Central Secretariat Library (CSL) [Delhi] Digital Repository.
- Map: An outline of the N.W. Frontier of India (digital page 573).
- Page 98 British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi by Sir Harry H Johnston 1897 Archive.org. A small force of Indian troops was engaged as a nucleus for the police force in Central Africa, from the 23rd and 32nd Pioneers, and Haiderabad Lancers.
- With Mounted Infantry In Tibet by Brevet Major W J Ottley, 34th Sikh Pioneers 1906 Archive.org. The dedication mentions members of the 32nd Pioneers.
- "A ‘Tibet’ I.O.M. pair awarded to Subadar-Major Jhanda Singh, 32nd Sikh Pioneers" [with image] Item 443 (digital page 52) Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria Auction catalogue by Dix Noonan Webb 19th September 2013. Archive.org
