84th Punjab Regiment
(Redirected from 24th Regiment of Madras Infantry)
Known as 24th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 84th Punjabis in the Indian Army
Chronology
- 1794 formed as 34th Madras Battalion
- 1797 became 2nd Battalion, 12th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1824 became 24th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
- 1885 became 24th Madras Infantry
- 1903 became 84th Punjab Regiment
- 1922 became 10th/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.[1]
External links
- 84th Punjabis British Empire website
- 1st Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
- 1st Punjab Regiment defencejournal.com Karachi probably June 1999, now archived.
- Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002 orbat.com, now archived.
- Headstone carving for 84th Punjabis used by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for First World War deaths. Possibly based on the regimental badge. From a CWGC webpage "International differences" shapingoursorrow.cwgc.org
References
- ↑ For more details see Chidley, Ann The First Punjab Regiment Rootsweb India Mailing List 23 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2019.