Shoulder title, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Punjabis, 1918-1922
Blackened brass badge in the form of the unit's regimental number, '153'.
The 3rd Battalion 153rd Punjabis, also known as 3rd Battalion 153rd Rifles, was raised in Palestine in the last year of the First World War (1914-1918). The regiment was formed from drafts from existing Indian Army regiments in order to replace British units transferred to the Western Front. The regiment saw action at the Battle of Megiddo. Following its return to India the 3rd Battalion was disbanded in 1922.
From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 2013-10-20-54-29
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National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2013-10-20-54-29
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