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The 1st Punjab Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. Upon the Partition of India , it was transferred to the newly-raised Pakistan Army . It ceased to exist in this form in 1956 , when it was amalgamated with the 14th , 15th and 16th Punjab regiments to form the Punjab Regiment , an existing infantry ...
The 1st battalion of the 2nd Punjab Regiment initially formed part of the 44th Airborne Division in an airborne role on the disbandment of the Parachute Regiment in 1946 and was called 1st battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment (Para). The unit retained most of the Punjab Regiment's uniform, but donned the maroon beret, qualification wings and allied ...
14th Punjab Regiment: Allotted to Pakistan in 1947. Merged with 1st, 15th, and 16th Punjab Regiments to form Punjab Regiment in 1956. 1st Battalion: Late 19th Punjabis. 2nd (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Battalion: Late 20th Duke of Cambridge's Own Infantry (Brownlow's Punjabis). 3rd Battalion: Late 22nd Punjabis. 4th Battalion: Late 24th Punjabis.
During the Second World War, 10/1st Punjab was converted into the 1st Punjab Regimental Centre. In 1947, the 1st Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan Army, and in 1956, it was merged with the 14th, 15th and 16th Punjab Regiments to form one large Punjab Regiment. The 1st Punjab Regimental Centre was merged with the 14th, 15th and 16th ...
The regiment was formed on 18 May 1849 as the 1st Regiment of Punjab Infantry by Captain John Coke.It was one of five such regiments raised by Colonel Henry Lawrence, the agent (and brother) of the Governor-General of the Punjab frontier region, John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence, to form the infantry element of the Trans Frontier Brigade.
It was designated as the 62nd Punjabis in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 1st battalion, Punjab Regiment. It is the senior-most surviving infantry battalion of the British Indian Army. [1]
13th Rajputs (The Shekhawati Regiment) 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs; 14th Punjab Regiment; 15th Ludhiana Sikhs; 15th Punjab Regiment; 16th Punjab Regiment; 16th Rajputs (The Lucknow Regiment) 17th Dogra Regiment; 18th Infantry (British Indian Army) 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles; 19th Hyderabad Regiment; 19th Punjabis
Colonel 1st Punjab Regiment (1947) [16] Field Marshal Sir Claude John Eyre Auchinleck ( / ˌ ɒ x ɪ n ˈ l ɛ k / OKH -in- LEK ) GCB , GCIE , CSI , DSO , OBE (21 June 1884 – 23 March 1981), was a British Indian Army commander who saw active service during the world wars .