Field service forage cap, H Graham, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment, 1922-1947
Khaki drill cap with khaki drill crown, curtain and peak and leather button.
The 2nd Punjab Regiment was formed in 1922 from the merging of the 67th Punjabis, the 69th Punjabis, the 72nd Punjabis (which formed the 3rd Battalion), 74th Punjabis and the 87th Punjabis.
The 2nd Punjab Regiment saw service in Abyssinia, Malaya, Burma and Italy during World War Two (1939-1945). With the Partition of India in 1947, the Regiment became the Punjab Regiment, part of the Indian Army.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1956-02-80-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1956-02-80-1