The 23rd Sikh Pioneers were a regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1857, when they were known as the 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry. The regiment recruited the MazhabiSikhs and Ramdasia Sikhs[1] of Punjab province. Despite being Pioneers by name, the regiment was specially trained as Assault Pioneers.
23rd Sikh Pioneers
Jemadar 23rd Sikh pioneers standing 4th from right
After World War I, the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.[3] In 1922, the 23rd Sikh Pioneers now became the 1st Battalion, 3rd Sikh Pioneers, they were renamed again in 1929, as the Corps of Sikh Pioneers, which was disbanded in 1933. During the Second World War the regiment was reformed and named the Sikh Light Infantry. This regiment was allocated to the new Indian Army after independence.
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