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*'''1922''' became 3rd/[[11th Sikh Regiment]] | *'''1922''' became 3rd/[[11th Sikh Regiment]] | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
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| + | ==Regimental histories== | ||
| + | *''Regimental History of the 45th Rattray's Sikhs Volume 1 1856-1914'' by H. St. G. M. McRae, published 1933. Available at the [[British Library]] | ||
| + | *''Regimental History Of The 45th Rattray’s Sikhs During The Great War And After. 1914-1921'' by Lieut-Colonel R. H. Anderson originally published 1925. Available in a reprint edition <ref>[http://www.naval-military-press.com/regimental-history-of-the-45th-rattray-s-sikhs-during-the-great-war-and-after.-1914-1921.html Regimental History Of The 45th Rattray’s Sikhs During The Great War And After. 1914-1921] by Lieut-Colonel R. H. Anderson reprint edition</ref> | ||
| + | :The Regiment spent the period 1914-1916 on India's North-West Frontier, 1916-1918 fighting the Turks in Mesopotamia, and 1919-1921 in Kurdistan | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/45thsikhs.htm 45th Rattrays Sikhs] British Empire Website | *[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/45thsikhs.htm 45th Rattrays Sikhs] British Empire Website | ||
*[http://www.sikhsinthearmy.co.uk/#/45th-rattary-sikhs/4555769869 45th Rattrays Sikhs] sikhsinthearmy.co.uk | *[http://www.sikhsinthearmy.co.uk/#/45th-rattary-sikhs/4555769869 45th Rattrays Sikhs] sikhsinthearmy.co.uk | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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Revision as of 04:27, 27 March 2014
Contents
Known as 45th Rattrays Sikhs
Chronology
- 1856 raised as The Bengal Military Police Battalion by Capt Thomas Rattray
- 1858 became 1st Bengal Military Police Battalion
- 1861 became Bengal Military Police Battalion
- 1864 became 45th (Rattray's Sikh) Bengal Native Infantry
- 1885 became 45th (Rattray's Sikh) Bengal Infantry
- 1901 became 45th (Rattray's) Sikh Infantry
- 1922 became 3rd/11th Sikh Regiment
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
Regimental histories
- Regimental History of the 45th Rattray's Sikhs Volume 1 1856-1914 by H. St. G. M. McRae, published 1933. Available at the British Library
- Regimental History Of The 45th Rattray’s Sikhs During The Great War And After. 1914-1921 by Lieut-Colonel R. H. Anderson originally published 1925. Available in a reprint edition [1]
- The Regiment spent the period 1914-1916 on India's North-West Frontier, 1916-1918 fighting the Turks in Mesopotamia, and 1919-1921 in Kurdistan
External Links
- 45th Rattrays Sikhs British Empire Website
- 45th Rattrays Sikhs sikhsinthearmy.co.uk
References
- ↑ Regimental History Of The 45th Rattray’s Sikhs During The Great War And After. 1914-1921 by Lieut-Colonel R. H. Anderson reprint edition
