c1944-47 WW2 Indian 1st Punjab Regiment Cloth Shoulder Title Badge Patch

cWWII rare India First Punjab Regimental embroiderd cloth shoulder title for Battle Dress. Curved green title, '1st Punjab Regiment', on red ground (1944-47). VGC. Some paper to reverse - removed from album.

The 1st Punjab Regiment was created as part of a reorganisation of the Indian Army in 1922. Its first battalions were formed from six Indian Army regiments: the 1st Brahmans and the 62nd, 66th, 76th, 82nd and 84th Punjabis. The regiment was expanded during World War Two (1939-1945) and its battalions fought in various theatres including North Africa, Italy and the Far East. The regiment was transferred to the Pakistan Army in 1947, after the Partition of India.

Code: 1803