59th Scinde Rifles ( Frontier Force ) The 59 Scinde Rifles ( Frontier Force ) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army . The regiment is one of the most reputed outfits of British Indian Army . It was raised in 1843 , as the Scinde Camel Corps . In 1856 , it was incorporated into the Punjab Irregular Force ( PIF ) . It was designated as the 59th Scinde Rifles ( Frontier Force ) in 1904 and became 6th Royal Battalion ( Scinde ) 13th Frontier Force Rifles in 1922 . In 1947 , it was allocated to the Pakistan Army , where it continues to exist as 1st Battalion The Frontier Force Regiment . Early history . The regiment was raised on 1 December 1843 by Lieutenant R Fitzgerald at Karachi as the Scinde Camel Corps . The corps consisting of camel - mounted infantry was entrusted with keeping the peace on the Sindh frontier . In 1853 , it was designated as the 6th Regiment of Punjab Infantry and became part of the Punjab Irregular Force , which later became famous as the Punjab Frontier Force or The Piffers . The Piffers consisted of five regiments of cavalry , eleven regiments of infantry and five batteries of artillery besides the Corps of Guides . Their mission was to maintain order on the Punjab Frontier ; a task they performed with great aplomb . Over the next fifty years , the 6th Punjab Infantry took part in numerous frontier operations . It was also engaged in operations during the Indian Mutiny of 1857 – 58 . Subsequent to the reforms brought about in the Indian Army by Lord Kitchener in 1903 , the regiment ' s designation was changed to 59th Scinde Rifles ( Frontier Force ) . In 1914 , the regiment ' s class composition was three companies of Pathans , two companies each of Sikhs and Dogras , and one company of Punjabi Muslims . During the First World War , the regiment served with great gallantry on the Western Front in 1914 – 15 , fighting in the Battles of Givenchy and Neuve Chapelle , the Second Battle of Ypres and the Battle of Loos . Lieutenant William Bruce was awarded the Victoria Cross during the Battle of Givenchy . In 1916 , the regiment arrived in Mesopotamia . Here , it fought in the bloody battles for the Relief of Kut al Amara on the Tigris Front in 1916 – 17 , the capture of Baghdad , and in operations north of Baghdad at Daur and Tikrit . In 1918 , the regiment moved to Palestine and took part in the Battle of Megiddo , which led to the annihilation of Turkish Army in Palestine . For its gallant conduct during the war , it was made a " Royal " battalion in 1921 . Subsequent history . After the First World War , the 59th Royal Scinde Rifles ( Frontier Force ) was grouped with the 55th , 57th , 58th , and the two battalions of 56th Punjabi Rifles ( Frontier Force ) to form the 13th Frontier Force Rifles in 1922 . The 59th Royal Scinde Rifles became the 6th Battalion of the new regiment . During the Second World War , the battalion again greatly distinguished itself , serving in the Sudan , Eritrea , North Africa , Persia , Iraq , Syria , Palestine , and Italy . Sepoy Ali Haider was awarded the Victoria Cross during the Battle of the Senio , in Italy in 1945 . In 1947 , the Frontier Force Rifles was allotted to Pakistan Army . In 1948 , 6 Royal FF Rifles fought in the Kashmir War against India . In 1956 , the Frontier Force Rifles and the Pathan Regiment were merged with the Frontier Force Regiment , and 6th Royal Battalion The Frontier Force Rifles was redesignated as 1st Battalion The Frontier Force Regiment . During the Indo - Pakistan War of 1965 , the battalion fought in the Battle of Khem Karan in the Kasur Sector .