16th Punjab Regiment The 16th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947 . It was transferred to Pakistan Army on Partition of India in 1947 , and amalgamated with the 1st , 14th and 15th Punjab Regiment s in 1956 to form the Punjab Regiment . Early history . The 16th Punjab Regiment was formed in 1922 by amalgamation of the 30th , 31st , 33rd and 46th Punjabis , and 9th Bhopal Infantry . Except for the 46th Punjabis , who were raised in 1900 , the rest were raised during the upheaval of the Indian Mutiny in 1857 - 59 . The 30th and 31st Punjabis were raised in 1857 , as the 22nd Regiment of Punjab Infantry and Van Cortlandt ' s Levy respectively . The 33rd Punjabis were also raised in 1857 , as the Allahabad Levy , while the 9th Bhopal Infantry was raised in 1859 , as the Bhopal Levy from the remnants of loyal elements of the Bhopal Contingent . The 30th and 31st Punjabis served in the Bhutan War of 1864 - 66 and all the battalions saw service on the North West Frontier of India . The 30th and 31st Punjabis along with the 9th Bhopal took part in the Second Afghan War of 1878 - 80 , while the 33rd Punjabis served in the Third Anglo - Burmese War of 1885 - 87 . First World War . The 30th Punjabis served with distinction in the German East Africa , while their 2nd Battalion served in the Palestine Campaign . The regiment raised a total of three new battalions during the war . Another regiment that raised three battalions was the 9th Bhopal Infantry , who were dispatched to the killing fields of France and Flanders in 1914 . The regiment suffered heavy losses at the Battles of Neuve Chapelle , Festubert , Givenchy and the Second Ypres . In 1915 , they arrived in Mesopotamia , where Sepoy Chatta Singh was awarded the Victoria Cross for exceptional valour . By the time they returned home , only fifteen men remained of those who had sailed for France in 1914 . All war - raised battalions were disbanded after the 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 16th Punjab Regiment . The line - up of battalions for Solah Punjab was : The class composition of the new regiment was Punjabi Muslims , Sikhs and Dogras . The new regimental badge consisted of a Maltese cross with a Muslim crescent and a Sikh quoit , surmounted by a Tudor crown with a scroll below . The uniform was scarlet with white facings . Multan in the Punjab was chosen as the permanent station for the Training Battalion . Second World War . The performance of 16th Punjab Regiment in the Second World War was excellent . Even though the 2nd and 3rd Battalions were captured by the Japanese at Singapore , they had fought in the campaign with great gallantry . The 1st , 5th and 7th Battalions also performed well in Burma , while the 4th Battalion ' s performance in Africa and Italy rivalled their gallant conduct during the First World War . Lance Naik Sher Shah of the 7th Battalion was awarded the Victoria Cross in Burma . During the war , the 16 Punjab Regiment suffered a total of 2744 casualties including 990 killed or died of wounds . Post - independence history . On the Partition of India and independence of Pakistan in 1947 , the 16th Punjab Regiment was allotted to Pakistan Army . At the time , the active battalions were 1st , 2nd , 3rd , 4th and 7th . Sikhs and Dogras were transferred to the Indian Army and the regiment ' s new class composition was fixed as Punjabis and Pathans . In 1948 , the 1st , 3rd 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 16th Punjab Regiment was amalgamated with the 1st , 14th and 15th 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 . Afghanistan 1879 - 80 , Burma 1885 - 87 , Chitral , Tirah , Malakand , Punjab Frontier , La Bassee 1914 , Messines 1914 , Armentieres 1914 , Festubert 1914 , Givenchy 1914 , Ypres 1915 , St Julien , Aubers , Loos , France and Flanders 1914 - 15 , Macedonia 1918 , Suez Canal , Egypt 1915 - 16 , Megiddo , Nablus , Palestine 1918 , Aden , Tigris 1916 , Kut al Amara 1917 , Baghdad , Mesopotamia 1915 - 18 , NW Frontier India , 1915 , 1916 – 17 , Behobeho , Narungombe , Nyangao , East Africa 1917 - 18 , Afghanistan 1919 , Mescelit Pass , Mt Engiahat , Massawa , Abyssinia 1940 - 41 , Sidi Barrani , Omars , Benghazi , El Alamein , Mareth , Akarit , Djebel Garci , Tunis , North Africa 1940 - 43 , Cassino I , Italy 1943 - 45 , Kroh , Jitra , Gurun , Ipoh , Kampar , The Muar , Singapore Island , Malaya 1941 - 42 , Fort White , North Arakan , Kaladan , Maungdaw , Ngakyedauk Pass , Imphal , Tamu Road , Litan , Arakan Beaches , Burma 1942 - 45 , Kashmir 1948 .