Button, 67th Punjabis, 1903-1922

Small, flat, bi-metal button by Hobson and Sons, London, with the regimental number, '67', surmounted by a King's Crown with the title, 'Punjabis', below.

The 67th Punjabis was originally raised in Trichinopoly in 1759, as the 8th Battalion of Coast Sepoys. The unit was named the 7th Regiment of Madras Infantry in 1824. The term 'Native' was dropped from the regimental title in 1885. In 1903, during the reform of the Indian Army, the regiment was renamed the 67th Punjabis. During World War One (1914-1918), the regiment served in Mesopotamia. A second battalion was raised in 1915 and saw action on the North West Frontier of India during the war. It subsequently served in the 3rd Afghan War (1919).

In 1922 the 1st Battalion, 67th Punjabis became the 1st Battalion of a new 2nd Punjab Regiment. The 2nd Battalion, 67th Punjabis, formed a 10th (Training) Battalion. With the Partition of India, the regiment became part of the Indian Army.

From the Field Marshal Chapple Indian Army Collection.