11th Sikh Regiment
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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 regimment was formed from the:
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.
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...
. 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 regimment was formed from the:
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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
Indian Army
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on independence and became the Sikh Regiment.