124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry
| 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry | |
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Duchess of Connaught | |
| Colonel of the Regiment | Gen Sir Alfred Astley Pearson, KCB |
The 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry was an
infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1820 as the 2nd (Marine) Battalion 12th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. It was designated as the 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry in 1903 and became 1st Battalion 10th Baluch Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 6th Battalion of The Baloch Regiment.[1]
Early history
The regiment was raised in June 1820 at
In 1891, the regiment was localized to the Province of
124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry
Subsequent to the
reforms brought about in the Indian Army by Lord Kitchener in 1903, all former Bombay Army
units had 100 added to their numbers. Consequently, the regiment's designation was changed to 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry and it was delocalized from Baluchistan.
On the outbreak of the
Iraq in 1920. The 1st Battalion also served in the Third Afghan War. During the First World War, the three battalions of 124th DCO Baluchistan Infantry suffered a total of 1179 casualties including 459 killed or died of disease.[3]
Subsequent History
In 1921, the 3/124th DCO Baluchistan Infantry was disbanded, while the remaining two battalions were grouped with four other Baluch battalions:
Genealogy
- 1820 - 2nd (Marine) Battalion 12th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry
- 1823 - 2nd Battalion 12th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry
- 1824 - 24th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry
- 1885 - 24th Regiment Bombay Infantry
- 1891 - 24th (Baluchistan) Regiment Bombay Infantry
- 1895 - 24th (Baluchistan) (Duchess of Connaught's Own) Regiment of Bombay Infantry
- 1901 - 24th (Duchess of Connaught's Own) Baluchistan Infantry
- 1903 - 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry
- 1917 - 1st Battalion 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry
- 1922 - 1st Battalion (Duchess of Connaught's Own) 10th Baluch Regiment or 1/10th Baluch
- 1945 - 1st Battalion (Duchess of Connaught's Own) The Baluch Regiment or 1 Baluch
- 1956 - 6th Battalion The Baluch Regiment or 6 Baluch
- 1991 - 6th Battalion The Baloch Regiment or 6 Baloch[1]
See also
- 10th Baluch Regiment
- The Baloch Regiment
- Lieutenant William Alexander Kerr, VC
- General Sir Alfred Astley Pearson, KCB
- British East Africa 1896
References
- ^ a b c Ahmad, Lt Col RN. (2010). Battle Honours of the Baloch Regiment. Abbottabad: The Baloch Regimental Centre.
- ^ Ahmed, Maj Gen Rafiuddin. (1998). History of the Baloch Regiment 1820-1939. Abbottabad: The Baloch Regimental Centre.
- ^ a b c Chaldecott, Lt Col OA. (1935). The First Battalion (DCO) and the Tenth Battalion, the Tenth Baluch Regiment. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
- ^ Cadell, Sir Patrick. (1938). History of the Bombay Army. London: Longmans & Green.
- ^ Major Alfred Crowdy Lovett. "124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry, 'The Quarter Guard', 1908 (c)". National Army Museum.
Further reading
- Ahmad, Lt Col Rifat Nadeem. (2010). Battle Honours of the Baloch Regiment. Abbottabad: The Baloch Regimental Centre.
- Ahmed, Maj Gen Rafiuddin. (1998). History of the Baloch Regiment 1820-1939. Abbottabad: The Baloch Regimental Centre. ISBN 1-84734-130-6
- Ahmed, Maj Gen Rafiuddin. (2000). History of the Baloch Regiment 1939-1956. Abbottabad: The Baloch Regimental Centre. ISBN 1-84574-094-7
- Barthorp, Michael, & Jeffrey Burn. (1979). Indian Infantry Regiments 1860–1914. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85045-307-2
- Cadell, Sir Patrick. (1938). History of the Bombay Army. London: Longmans & Green
- Chaldecott, Lt Col OA. (1935). The First Battalion (DCO) and the Tenth Battalion, the Tenth Baluch Regiment. Aldershot: Gale & Polden.
- Gaylor, John (1992). Sons of John Company: Indian and Pakistan Armies, 1903-1991, Spellmount Publishers Ltd. ISBN 978-0-946771-98-1.
External links
- History of the Baloch Regiment 1820–1939 the Colonial Period, text of pages 1 to 15 available online as download preview