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11th Sikh Regiment

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Active
  
1922–1947

Branch
  
British Indian Army

Size
  
Regiment

Country
  
British India

Type
  
Infantry

Engagements
  
World War II

11th Sikh Regiment

The 11th Sikh Regiment were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1922, when after World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. The regiment was formed from the:

  • 1st Battalion – 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs
  • 2nd Battalion – 15th Ludhiana Sikhs
  • 3rd Battalion – 45th Rattray's Sikhs
  • 4th Battalion – 36th Sikhs
  • 5th Battalion – 47th Sikhs
  • 10th Training Battalion – 35th Sikhs
  • During World War II a further seven infantry battalions were formed the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 14th, 25th and a machine gun battalion. The 8th and 9th battalions were converted to Light Anti-Aircraft battalions.

    The regiment was allocated to the new Indian Army on independence and became the Sikh Regiment.

    References

    11th Sikh Regiment Wikipedia