First World War 1st Punjab Regiment

-


officers of 62nd punjabis (1/1st punjab), ismailia, egypt, 1914. captain claude auchinleck standing on far right.



62nd punjabis - egypt, mesopotamia, aden.
66th punjabis - mesopotamia. captured turks @ kut al amara in 1915. re-formed 1916.
2/66th punjabis - raised in 1918 - india. disbanded 1921.
76th punjabis - egypt, mesopotamia. captured turks @ kut al amara in 1915. re-formed 1917.
2/76th punjabis - raised in 1917 - india. disbanded 1922.
1st brahmans - north west frontier of india, aden.
2/1st brahmans - raised in 1917 - india. disbanded.
82nd punjabis - north west frontier of india, mesopotamia.
84th punjabis - north west frontier of india, mesopotamia, salonika, russia, turkey.

in 1919, 66th, 76th , 82nd punjabis participated in third afghan war. in 1921-22, major reorganization undertaken in british indian army leading formation of large infantry groups of 4 6 battalions in 1922. among these 1st punjab regiment; senior-most among infantry regiments of indian army. line-up of battalions 1st punjabis was:



mortar of 2/1st punjab in action. arakan, burma, 1944.



62nd punjabis - 1st battalion 1st punjab regiment
66th punjabis - 2nd battalion 1st punjab regiment
76th punjabis - 3rd battalion 1st punjab regiment
1st brahmans - 4th battalion 1st punjab regiment
82nd punjabis - 5th battalion 1st punjab regiment
84th punjabis - 10th (training) battalion 1st punjab regiment
1st (territorial) battalion 62nd punjabis - 11th (territorial) battalion 1st punjab regiment

the new class composition of 1st punjab regiment, based @ jhelum, punjabi muslims, rajputs, muslims hazara , sikhs. elephant of assaye , imperial dragon superimposed on star of india chosen new emblem. regiment s uniform scarlet green facings. in inter-war period, 1st punjab regiment saw extensive service on north west frontier of india. in 1931, 4th battalion disbanded due retrenchment in indian army. in 1937, king george vi gazetted colonel-in-chief of 1st punjab regiment.








Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Ice Age List of Ice Age characters

-
1 ice age 1.1 roshan 1.2 soto 1.2.1 zeke 1.2.2 oscar 1.2.3 lenny 1.3 runar 1.4 nadia 1.5 dodo birds 1.5.1 dab 1.6 carl , frank 1.7 jennifer , rachel 1.8 sylvia ice age roshan roshan, or pinky , baby manny, sid, , diego returned father. roshan young son of human tribe chief. while sleeping 1 morning, tribe attacked pack of smilodons. leader of pack, soto, wants kill roshan revenge roshan s father runar killing half pack , using skin clothes , flesh food. mother, nadia, able fend off diego, mission retrieve him. however, cornered on waterfall and, in desperate attempt save son, leaps on waterfall, holding roshan tightly in arms. both found manny , sid @ riverside. using little strength has left, gives roshan manny , sid in hopes safe them. roshan s primary care-provider sid, member of group has concern him, manny being disillusioned care , diego secretly planning kill him. manny, scarred previous experience humans, reluctant have baby, bonds him. @ end of movie, roshan reunited tribe. r...
Read more

Beiyang clique in power .281911.E2.80.9315.29 Beiyang Army

-
yuan shikai emperor of china (1915–1916). during period 1911–15, yuan shikai remained man hold beiyang army together. , followers resisted attempt kuomintang (kmt) insert outsiders chain of command. negotiated £25-million (sterling) loan five-power banking consortium support beiyang army, despite uproar kmt. in 1913 yuan shikai appointed 4 of loyal lieutenants military governors in southern provinces: duan qirui in anhui, feng guozhang in jiangsu, li shun in jiangxi , tang xiangming in hunan. unified beiyang military clique attained maximum extent of territorial control. exercised firm control on north china , yangtze river provinces. throughout 1914 supported yuan in making revisions constitution give himself treaty- , war-making powers substantial emergency powers (the 3 commanders nicknamed newspapers of time angel, tiger , dog. angel duan qirui, tiger wang shizhen , dog feng guozhang). in december 1915 yuan shikai declared himself emperor. opposed generals , officers of beiyang arm...
Read more

R172 .282011.E2.80.93Present.29 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class

-
mercedes-benz slk 200 blueefficiency (europe) development on r172 began in 2005, final design being selected in 2008. mercedes-benz announced new slk in autumn of 2010, allowing car magazines drive disguised test cars several months prior official announcement in january 2011 , formal public launch @ geneva motor show in march 2011. company took unusual step of issuing several press releases in october , november 2010 announcing new features such magic sky control . r172 range slk 200 (2011-2015) – 1.8 l (1796 cc) 135 kw (184 ps; 181 hp) i4 turbocharged engine, 0–100 km/h (62 mph) 7.1 seconds, top speed of 149 mph. (not available in canada , united states) slk 200 (2.0) (2015–present) – 2.0 l (1998 cc) 135 kw (184 ps; 181 hp) i4 turbocharged engine, 0–100 km/h (62 mph) 6.8 seconds, top speed of 149 mph. (not available in canada , united states) slk 250 (2011-2015) – 1.8 l (1796 cc) 150 kw (204 ps; 201...
Read more