14th Punjab Regiment The 14th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947 . It was transferred to the Pakistan Army on Partition of India in 1947 , and amalgamated with the 1st , 15th and 16th Punjab Regiment s in 1956 , to form the Punjab Regiment . Early history . The 14th Punjab Regiment was formed in 1922 by amalgamation of the 19th , 20th , 21st , 22nd and 24th Punjabis , and the 40th Pathans . All six battalions were formed during the upheaval of the Indian Mutiny in 1857 - 58 . The first five were raised by John Lawrence in the Punjab , while the 40th Pathans were raised as the Shahjehanpur Levy . The 20th and 22nd Punjabis served in China during the Second Opium War in 1860 - 62 , while the 21st Punjabis participated in the Abyssinian Campaign of 1867 - 68 . All battalions saw extensive service on the North West Frontier of India and took part in the Second Afghan War of 1878 - 80 . The 20th Punjabis served in Egypt during the Anglo - Egyptian War of 1882 . After the war , they were designated as the Duke of Cambridge ' s Own , when the duke became their honorary colonel . In 1900 , they returned to China along with the 24th Punjabis to suppress the Boxer Rebellion . The 40th Pathans , who were for some time an exclusively Pathan unit , were sent to Tibet in 1904 as reinforcements for the Younghusband Expedition . First World War . During the First World War , the battalions of 14th Punjab Regiment served in all the major theatres of war . The 19th Punjabis , while serving in Persia had the unique distinction of being actively engaged against the Bolsheviks in 1918 during the hard - fought actions at Merv , Kaka and Dushak in the Russian Turkestan . The 40th Pathans greatly distinguished themselves in the fighting against the Germans in France and German East Africa , while the rest of the battalions served in the Middle East . All war - raised battalions were disbanded after the war . In 1919 , the 22nd Punjabis and 40th Pathans took part in the Third Afghan War . In 1921 - 22 , a major reorganization was undertaken in the British Indian Army leading to the formation of large infantry groups of four to six battalions . Among these was the 14th Punjab Regiment . The line - up of battalions for the 14th Punjabis was : The class composition of the new regiment was Pathans , Punjabi Muslims , Sikhs and Dogras . The new regimental badge was a five pointed star denoting the five rivers of the Punjab , with the number " 14 " in the center , surmounted by a crown with a scroll below , which read " Punjab Regiment " . The uniform of the 14th Punjab Regiment was scarlet with green facings . Ferozepur in the Punjab was chosen as the permanent station for the Training Battalion . In 1923 the 1st Battalion was among the first Indian Army units selected for Indianisation of its officer corps . Second World War . During the Second World War , the 14th Punjab Regiment raised nine new battalions . Most of them were engaged in the bitter fighting against the Japanese in the Far East . The regiment had the misfortune of having four of its battalions being captured by the Japanese at Singapore and Hong Kong . Post - independence history . On the Partition of India and independence of Pakistan in 1947 , the 14th Punjab Regiment was allotted to Pakistan Army . At the time , the active battalions were 1st , 2nd , 3rd and 4th . Sikhs and Dogras were transferred to the Indian Army and the regiment ' s new class composition was fixed as Punjabis and Pathans . The 5th Battalion ( Pathans ) was re - raised in 1952 . In 1948 , the 2nd and 4th Battalions fought in the war with India in Kashmir . In 1956 , a major reorganization was undertaken in the Pakistan Army and larger infantry groups were created by amalgamating the existing infantry regiments . As a result , the 14th Punjab Regiment was amalgamated with the 1st , 15th and 16th Punjab Regiments to form one large Punjab Regiment . The four regimental centres were also merged and the combined centre moved to Mardan . The line - up of the new regiment was : Battle honours . Taku Forts , Pekin 1860 , China 1860 - 62 , Abyssinia , Ali Masjid , Ahmad Khel , Kandahar 1880 , Afghanistan 1878 - 80 , Tel - el - Kebir , Egypt 1882 , Malakand , Punjab Frontier , Pekin 1900 , China 1900 , Ypres 1915 , St Julien , Aubers , France and Flanders 1915 , Macedonia 1918 , Suez Canal , Egypt 1915 , Megiddo , Sharon , Nablus , Palestine 1918 , Basra , Shaiba , Kut al Amara 1915 , Ctesiphon , Defence of Kut al Amara , Kut al Amara 1917 , Baghdad , Khan Baghdadi , Mesopotamia 1914 - 18 , Merv , Persia 1915 - 19 , NW Frontier , India 1915 , ’ 17 , Narungombe , East Africa 1916 - 18 , Afghanistan 1919 , Agordat , Keren , Wolchefit , Abyssinia 1940 - 41 , Defence of Alamein Line , Alam el Halfa , North Africa 1940 - 43 , Jitra , Kampar , Singapore Island , Malaya 1941 - 42 , Hong Kong , South East Asia 1941 - 42 , The Yu , North Arakan , Buthidaung , Razabil , Maungdaw , Ngakyedauk Pass , Imphal , Shenam Pass , Nungshigum , Bishenpur , Kanglatongbi , Kohima , Jessami , Naga Village , Mao Songsang , Monywa 1945 , Kyaukse 1945 , Nyaungu Bridgehead , Letse , Magwe , Rangoon Road , Pegu 1945 , Sittang 1945 , Burma 1942 - 45 , Kashmir 1948 .