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| − | + | Known as the '''3rd Sikhs''' and '''53rd Sikhs''' | |
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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1846''' raised as 3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Frontier Brigade by Capt F Winter at Ferozpur | *'''1846''' raised as 3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Frontier Brigade by Capt F Winter at Ferozpur | ||
*'''1847''' renamed 3rd Regiment of Sikh Local Infantry | *'''1847''' renamed 3rd Regiment of Sikh Local Infantry | ||
*'''1851''' renamed 3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force | *'''1851''' renamed 3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force | ||
| − | *'''1865''' became the 3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force | + | *'''1865''' became the '''3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force''' |
*'''1901''' became 3rd Sikh Infantry | *'''1901''' became 3rd Sikh Infantry | ||
*'''1903''' became 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) | *'''1903''' became 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) | ||
| − | *'''1922''' amalagmated with four other regiments to form four battalions of 12th Frontier Regiment becoming 3rd Battalion | + | *'''1922''' amalagmated with four other regiments to form four battalions of [[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] becoming 3rd Battalion |
*'''1935''' became 3rd Royal Battalion (Sikhs), 12th Frontier Regiment | *'''1935''' became 3rd Royal Battalion (Sikhs), 12th Frontier Regiment | ||
*'''1945''' became 3rd Royal Battalion (Sikhs), Frontier Force Regiment | *'''1945''' became 3rd Royal Battalion (Sikhs), Frontier Force Regiment | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan | *'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan | ||
*'''1957''' amalgamated with the Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment forming The Frontier Force Regiment and known as the 5th Battalion | *'''1957''' amalgamated with the Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment forming The Frontier Force Regiment and known as the 5th Battalion | ||
| − | == External | + | |
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Frontier_Force_Regiment 12th Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Force_Regiment Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia | + | ==Regimental history== |
| + | *''The Frontier Force Regiment'', compiled by Brigadier W. E. H. Condon 1962. Available online, see below. | ||
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| + | == External links == | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Frontier_Force_Regiment 12th Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Force_Regiment Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia | ||
| + | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160426120712/http://pakdef.org/12th-frontier-force-regiment/ 12th Frontier Force Regiment] pakdef.org, now archived. | ||
| + | *[https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/frontier-force-regiment.33526/ Frontier Force Regiment] defence.pk | ||
| + | *[http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/530822.html "Military Operations in Aden 1914-1915"] by Harry Fecitt, from [http://www.kaiserscross.com/304501/home.html Harry’s Sideshows] kaiserscross.com. Includes mention of the 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force) | ||
| + | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| + | *[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.284313 ''The Historical Record Of The 3rd Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force''] Published 1904. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection. | ||
| + | *[http://pahar.in/wpfb-file/1962-the-frontier-force-regiment-by-condon-s-pdf/ ''The Frontier Force Regiment''] compiled by Brigadier W. E. H. Condon 1962. Link to a pdf download, PAHAR - Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset (MCADD). | ||
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| + | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Punjab Frontier Force Infantry]] | ||
Revision as of 23:22, 9 February 2019
Known as the 3rd Sikhs and 53rd Sikhs
Chronology
- 1846 raised as 3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Frontier Brigade by Capt F Winter at Ferozpur
- 1847 renamed 3rd Regiment of Sikh Local Infantry
- 1851 renamed 3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force
- 1865 became the 3rd Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force
- 1901 became 3rd Sikh Infantry
- 1903 became 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force)
- 1922 amalagmated with four other regiments to form four battalions of 12th Frontier Force Regiment becoming 3rd Battalion
- 1935 became 3rd Royal Battalion (Sikhs), 12th Frontier Regiment
- 1945 became 3rd Royal Battalion (Sikhs), Frontier Force Regiment
- 1947 allocated to Pakistan
- 1957 amalgamated with the Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment forming The Frontier Force Regiment and known as the 5th Battalion
Regimental history
- The Frontier Force Regiment, compiled by Brigadier W. E. H. Condon 1962. Available online, see below.
External links
- 12th Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia
- Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia
- 12th Frontier Force Regiment pakdef.org, now archived.
- Frontier Force Regiment defence.pk
- "Military Operations in Aden 1914-1915" by Harry Fecitt, from Harry’s Sideshows kaiserscross.com. Includes mention of the 53rd Sikhs (Frontier Force)
Historical books online
- The Historical Record Of The 3rd Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force Published 1904. Archive.org, Public Library of India Collection.
- The Frontier Force Regiment compiled by Brigadier W. E. H. Condon 1962. Link to a pdf download, PAHAR - Mountains of Central Asia Digital Dataset (MCADD).
