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4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force

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Historical books online
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]][[Category:Punjab Frontier Force]]'''Known as 54th Sikhs'''
== Chronology ==
*'''1846''' raised by Captain C. MacKenzie at Ludhiana as 4th Sikh Infantry
*'''1847''' became 1st Regiment of Sikh Local Infantry
*'''1851''' Frontier Brigade became the Punjab Irregular Force (Piffers) including the [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Irregular Force]]
*'''1865''' became '''4th Regiment of Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force'''
*'''1903''' became 54th Sikhs (Frontier Force)
*'''1922''' became 4th Battalion [[12th Frontier ForceRegiment]]
*'''1945''' became 4th Battalion (Sikhs) Frontier Force Regiment
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
*'''1957''' became 6th Battalion Frontier Force Regiment
 ==Regimental History==*''The Historical Record of the 4th Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force''. Lahore: Punjab Govt Press, 1887. Available at the British Library, reference: IOR/L/MIL/17/5/4305*''The Frontier Force Regiment'', compiled by Brigadier W. E. H. Condon 1962. Available online, see below.== External Links links ==*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_Frontier_Force_Regiment Frontier Brigade] Wikipedia<br>*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontier_Force_Regiment Frontier Force Regiment] Wikipedia<br>*[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*[https://www.flickr.com/photos/11226331@N05/sets/72157632248150623/ WO 374/20814 - service record of Horace Charles Druett] flickr.com. He applied for the India Army Reserve of Officers in October 1917 when he was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th Battalion East Surrey Regiment. [https://www.flickr.com/photos/11226331@N05/8274622592/in/set-72157632248150623/ Application form]. He was seconded 21st December 1917 and was in India until the end of 1920, at least the latter part with the 1/54 Sikhs FF at [[Jullundur]] ===Historical books online===* ''Handbook on Sikhs for the use of Regimental Officers'' by Captain R W Falcon 4th Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force (lately Officiating District Recruiting Officer, Sikh District) 1896. [http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_00000003545A British Library Digital]. *[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32184/supplement/159 "Despatch from General Sir G.F. Milne Commanding in Chief, the Army of The Black Sea dated 11 August 1920"] ''The London Gazette Supplement'' Publication date: 7 January 1921 Supplement: 32184 Pages: 159-175. From the date of the signature of the Armistice with Turkey to the date of the signature of the Turkish Peace Treaty (10th August 1020). Indian Army regiments mentioned: [[28th Light Cavalry]], [[7th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|19th Punjabis]], 1/[[21st Regiment of Punjab Infantry |21st Punjabis]], 1/[[ 25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry|25th Punjabis]] and 1/54th Sikhs.**Also see [[Norperforce]]*[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). [https://archive.org/details/dli.pahar.3213/page/n1/mode/2up Archive.org mirror version].   [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]][[Category:Punjab Frontier Force Infantry]]
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