The 47th Sikhs were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1901, when they were raised as the 47th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry. After World War I, the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion …

Known as 47th Sikhs. Chronology. 1901 raised as the 47th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry; 1901 became the 47th Sikh Infantry; 1903 became the 47th Sikhs; 1922 became the 5th/11th Sikh Regiment; 1947 allocated to India on Partition; Regimental Histories. 47th Sikhs : war records, the Great War, 1914-1918 published c 1921.

The 47th Sikhs in the First World War. Lineage: Raised at Sialkot by Major P. G. Walker in 1901 as the 47th (Sikh) Regiment of Bengal Infantry. It became the 47th Sikh Infantry in 1901 and the 47th Sikhs in 1903. Class Composition in 1914: 8 Companies of …

The 47th Sikhs were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1901, when they were raised as the 47th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry. After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion …

The 47th Sikhs participated in the attack on Neuve Chapelle beginning on October 25, 1914 [12] and it was during the fierce fighting here that Thakur Singh was wounded in battle on October 27, 1914. [13]

Jul 28, 2014 · The 47th Sikhs, which was in the first line of attack, lost 348 men from a total of 444, or 78 % of the battalion! It was almost annihilated. In total the attack resulted in almost 2000 casualties in the two brigades.

The 47th Sikhs was an infantry battalion that existed from the year 1901 to 1922. It was part of the Presidency Armies in British India under the British East India Company. The regiment served under the administrative authority of the Bengal Army till 1895.

The 47th Sikhs were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1901, when they were raised as the 47th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry. After World War I, the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion …

Records of 47th Sikhs, British Indian Army from other sources. The Wartime Memories Project is the original WW1 and WW2 commemoration website. 1st of September 2024 marks 25 years since the launch of the Wartime Memories Project.

British Empire, Colonial, colonial, colony, imperial,47th Sikhs, Raj, army, victorian, imperialism, Stephen Luscombe. In Collaboration With Charles Griffin. Badge: Uniforms: Post Mutiny: Predecessor Units: 47th (Sikh) Bengal Infantry (1901) 47th Sikh Infantry (1901 - 1903) Successor Units: 5th/11th Sikh Regiment (1922 - 1947)