6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force

Known as 59th Scinde Rifles

Chronology

• 1843 raised as Scinde Camel Corps
• 1851 retitled as the Scinde Rifle Corps, Punjab Irregular Force
• 1865 became 6th Punjab Infantry Regiment
• 1903 became 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
• 1921 became 59th Royal Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force)
• 1922 became 6th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles
• 1945 became 1st Battalion The Frontier Force Rifles
• 1947 allocated to Pakistan on partition
• 1957 became 1st battalion Frontier Force Regiment

External Links

13th Frontier Force Rifles Wikipedia
Frontier Force Regiment Wikipedia