8th Punjab Regiment [India / Pakistan]

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Page created 1 August 2000. Corrected and updated 11.07.2006

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	8th Punjab Regiment
	India / Pakistan

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	1922.03.01	8th Punjab Regiment formed by union:
		1st Battalion, formed by redesignation of *89th Punjabis* 2nd Battalion, formed by redesignation of *90th Punjabis* 3rd Battalion, formed by redesignation of *91st Punjabis (Light Infantry)* 4th Battalion, formed by redesignation of *92nd Punjabis* 5th Battalion, formed by redesignation of *93rd Burma Infantry* 10th (Training) Battalion, formed by redesignation of *2nd Bn, 89th Punjabis*
	1947	allocated to Pakistan at partition and independence
	1956	united with The Baluch Regiment, and The Bahawalpur Regiment, to form The Baluch Regiment


		8th Punjab Regiment, by John Gaylor (PakDef Military Consortium)
		8th Punjab Regiment, by John Gaylor (Defence Journal)
		The Baloch Regiment, by Babar Mahmud (Orbat.com)

	*Regimental Centre:*
		Lahore [1923-1956?]

	*Regulars:*
		1st Battalion [1922-1942, 1946-1956]
		2nd Battalion [1922-1956]
		3rd Battalion [1922-1956]
		4th Battalion [1922-1956]
		5th Battalion [1922-1956]
		6th Battalion [1940-1946?]
		7th Battalion [1941-1942]
		8th Battalion [1941-1946?]
		9th Battalion [1941-1946]
		10th (Training) Battalion [1922-1943]
		11th Battalion [not formed]
		12th Battalion [not formed]
		13th Battalion [not formed]
		14th Battalion [1941-1942]
		15th Battalion [1942-1946?]
		16th Battalion [1943-1946?]
		25th Garrison Battalion [1941-1946?]
		26th Garrison Battalion [1942-1946?]

	*Territorials:*
		[none]


	[combined battle honours of 89th Punjabis, 90th Punjabis, 91st Punjabis (Light Infantry), 92nd Punjabis, and 93rd Burma Infantry, plus:] The Great War:¹ Loos, France and Flanders 1915, Macedonia 1918, Helles, Krithia, Gallipoli 1915, Suez Canal, Egypt 1915, Megiddo, Sharon, Palestine 1918, Tigris 1916, Kut al Amara 1917, Baghdad, Khan Baghdadi, Mesopotamia 1915-18 Afghanistan 1919¹ The Second World War: North Malaya, Jitra, Gurun, Malaya 1941-42, Trigno, Perano, Sangro, Villa Grande, Gustav Line, Monte Grande, Senio, Italy 1943-45, Donbaik, North Arakan, Shweli, Myitson, Kama, Burma 1942-45 1. awarded 1926 for services of predecessor regiments [q.v.]

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	1924.09.09	F.M. HM King Edward VIII

	1945.11.05	Gen. Sir Edward Pellew Quinan, KCIE, CB, DSO, OBE


		Victoria Crosses, by Mike Chapman (VC Reference).
		Parkash Singh VC, by Ed Haynes (International Phaleristic Encyclopedia).
		Kamal Ram VC, by Ed Haynes (International Phaleristic Encyclopedia).


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