25th Regiment of Punjab Infantry

Known as 25th Punjabis

Chronology

• 1857 raised as 17th Regiment of Punjab Infantry
• 1861 became 25th Bengal Native Infantry
• 1864 became 25th (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry
• 1885 became 25th (Punjab) Bengal Infantry
• 1901 became 25th Punjab Infantry
• 1903 became 25th Punjabis
• 1922 became 1st/15th Punjab Regiment
• 1947 allocated to Pakistan on Partition

Regimental history

A History of the 1st Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment, 1857-1937. Compiled from the Battalion's Digest of Service and other official documents by Lieut.-Colonel J. E. Shearer (Johnston Evelyn) 1937. Available at the British Library.

External Links

• 25th Punjabis British Empire website
• Two Soldiers of the 25th Punjab Infantry - Unfinished Watercolor 1887
• 15th Punjab Regiment Wikipedia
• Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957 by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002
 orbat.com, now archived.
• Obituary: John Prendergast 1910-2008 The Telegraph 03 March 2008, archived. He took part in the Arakan (Burma) campaign (WW2) as second in command of 1/15th Punjab Regiment ( 1/15 PR) then was given command of 3/6th Rajputana Rifles, part of 19th Indian Division (in Burma). He was awarded a DSO for the Burma campaign. His books include an autobiography Prender’s Progress: a soldier in India, 1931-47, published 1979, now available online, see below.

Historical books online

• "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 1920). Indian Army regiments mentioned: 28th Light Cavalry, 19th Punjabis, 1/21st Punjabis, 1/25th Punjabis and 1/54th Sikhs.
  • Also see Norperforce
• Prender's Progress : a Soldier in India, 1931-47 by John Prendergast 1979 Archive.org Texts to Borrow.