4th Punjab Infantry Regiment
The 4th Punjab Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army formed on 18 April 1849 by Captain GG Denniss at Lahore as part of the Transfrontier Brigade, which became the Punjab Irregular Force (PIF) in 1851. The regiment was designated as the 57th Wilde's Rifles (Frontier Force) in 1903, and 4th Battalion (Wilde's) 13th Frontier Force Rifles in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as 9th Battalion The Frontier Force Regiment.
Badge of 57th Wilde's Rifles (FF) 1903-22.
Lt.Col.George Gladwin Denniss(1821-1862), 1st European Bengal Fusiliers, who raised the 4th Regiment of Punjab Infantry, Denniss Ka Pultan in 1849 at Lahore
Major-General Sir Alfred Thomas Wilde, KCB, CSI, circa 1869
Interior of the Sikandar Bagh after the slaughter of 2,000 rebels by the 93rd Highlanders and 4th Punjab Infantry Regiment. Note skulls on ground, possibly positioned by photographer in this notorious image. Photo by Felice Beato
13th Frontier Force Rifles
The 13th Frontier Force Rifles was part of the British Indian Army, and after 1947, Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1922 by amalgamation of five existing regiments and consisted of five regular battalions. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army.
13th Frontier Force Rifles
Universal Carrier and mortar team of the 6th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, between Lanciano and Osogna on the central sector of the Eighth Army's front, 13 December 1943.
Typical 13th Frontier Force riflemen (Estaires-La Bassée Road, France). Photographer- H. D. Girdwood. (13875264813)