Brass commemorative plaque in memory of officers and men of the Scinde Camel Corps, the 6th Punjab Infantry, the 59th Scinde Rifles Frontier Force, and the 6th Royal Battalion (Scinde) 13 Frontier Force Rifles, 1843-1947

Brass plaque is inscribed, 'To the lasting memory of all ranks of the Scinde Camel Corps, the VI. P.I. The 59th Scinde Rifles F.F. and the 6th Royal Bn. (SCINDE) 13th F.F. Rifles who during the period 1843 to 1947 laid down their lives in the service of their Sovereign and their Country "Ready Aye Ready."'. The plaque also bears the badge of the 59th Scinde Rifles (Frontier Force).

After the Partition of India in August 1947 the Frontier Force units were divided between the Indian and Pakistan Armies. It was then decided that the memorials to the Punjab Frontier Force, 'The Piffers', erected in the garrison churches should be relocated to England, and in 1951 they were installed in the Parish Church of St Luke's, Chelsea where they remained until their removal to the National Army Museum.

The 6th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles began its existence as an independent unit known as the Scinde Camel Corps in 1843. In 1853 it became known as the 6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force, before being retitled as the 6th Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force in 1865, and briefly as the 6th Punjab Infantry between 1901 and 1903. The 1903 Kitchener Reforms of the Indian Army saw the regiment retitled as the 59th Scinde Rifles, and in 1921 it received a 'royal' title for its wartime service, becoming the 59th Royal Scinde Rifles.

However, less than a year later in 1922 all of the Punjab Frontier Force regiments were amalgamated into battalions for a newly formed regiment called the 13th Frontier Force Rifles. Each of the regiments was allocated a battalion number based on their pre-1903 regiment number. So, the 59th Royal Scinde Rifles became the 6th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles.