Shoulder title, Sikh Light Infantry, 1944-1947

Brass badge in the form of a bugle horn above a curved title, 'Sikh LI'.

The Mazhbi and Ramdassia Sikh Regiment was re-raised in 1941, during World War Two (1939-1945), a successor unit of the 3rd Sikh Pioneers. The unit was renamed the Sikh Light Infantry in 1944. The unit became part of the Indian Army after Indian Independence in 1947.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.