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*'''1929''' became the Corps of Sikh Pioneers
*'''1933''' disbanded
*'''1941''' re-raised as [[3rd Sikh Pioneers|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 ==
*[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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