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The 12th Frontier Force Regiment was part of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922. It consisted of five regular battalions; numbered 1 to 5 and the 10th (Training) Battalion. During the Second World War a further ten battalions were raised. In 1945 the prenomial "12th" was dropped when the British Indian Army dispensed with prenomial numbering of its regiments. When British India was partitioned in 1947 it was formed into the Frontier Force Regiment, part of the army of the new state of Pakistan.

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  • 12th Frontier Force Regiment
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  • The 12th Frontier Force Regiment was part of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922. It consisted of five regular battalions; numbered 1 to 5 and the 10th (Training) Battalion. During the Second World War a further ten battalions were raised. In 1945 the prenomial "12th" was dropped when the British Indian Army dispensed with prenomial numbering of its regiments. When British India was partitioned in 1947 it was formed into the Frontier Force Regiment, part of the army of the new state of Pakistan.
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Garrison
  • Sialkot 1946
  • Mardan 1923
Branch
  • Army
colors label
  • Uniform
Country
  • British India
Type
Dates
  • 1922(xsd:integer)
Colors
  • Drab; faced scarlet
Unit Name
  • 12(xsd:integer)
notable commanders
  • Field Marshal Sir Charles Egerton
  • General Sir Rob Lockhart
  • General Sir William Lockhart
  • Lt General Sir Harry Lumsden
garrison label
  • Regimental Centre
Battles
  • dbkwik:resource/fsVRYjgMZHAx0BGNXWx7Xw==
  • First World War 1914-18
  • Indian Mutiny 1857-58
  • Second Burmese War 1852-53
  • Third Afghan War 1919
  • Second Afghan War 1878-80
  • Boxer Rebellion 1900
  • Second World War 1939-45
  • Sikkim 1861
  • Expedition to Somaliland 1902-03
  • Second Sikh War 1848-49
abstract
  • The 12th Frontier Force Regiment was part of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922. It consisted of five regular battalions; numbered 1 to 5 and the 10th (Training) Battalion. During the Second World War a further ten battalions were raised. In 1945 the prenomial "12th" was dropped when the British Indian Army dispensed with prenomial numbering of its regiments. When British India was partitioned in 1947 it was formed into the Frontier Force Regiment, part of the army of the new state of Pakistan.
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