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*'''1901''' became 6th Madras Infantry
*'''1903''' became '''66th Punjabis'''
*'''1922''' became 2nd/[[1st Punjab Regiment]]
*'''1947''' allocated to Pakistan on Partition
==British Library holdings==
Regimental history: ''The First Punjabis - History of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 - 1956'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi, published 1958<ref> There are more details in this India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2011-08/1314141934 post]</ref>
== External Links ==
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/66thpunjabis.htm 66th Punjabis] British Empire website<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Punjab_Regiment 1st Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
*This India List [http://archiverwww.rootswebdefencejournal.ancestrycom/jun99/1st-punjab.htm 1st Punjab Regiment] defencejournal.com Karachi probably June 1999*[http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] orbat.com*Imperial War Museums [http:/th/readwww.iwm.org.uk/collections/INDIAitem/2011-08object/1314141934 post1060042407 catalogue entry] mentions for a 1945 film "2nd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment Lead The Way To Singapore"*[http://www.scotsatwar.org.uk/veteransreminiscences/jwarthur.htm Major JW Arthur MC of the book 2nd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment, WW2] From his diaries, edited by his son scotsatwar.org.uk*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=ZG3sR-XN6kUC&pg=PA21 Page 21] ''The First Punjabis - History Memoirs of the First Punjab Regiment 1759 Four- 1956Foot Colonel'' by Major Mohammed Ibrahim QureshiSmith Dun. Google Books. The 2nd Battalion, published 1958. which is available 1st Punjab Regiment was based at [[Razmak]] in the late 1930s and then moved to [[British LibraryMultan]], where in 1939 it was assigned to internal security. == References ==<references /> {{#widget:Google PlusOne|size=small|count=true}}
[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
