91st Punjabis ( Light Infantry ) The 91st Punjabis ( Light Infantry ) was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army . The regiment was raised in 1800 as a battalion of Madras Native Infantry . It was designated as the 91st Punjabis in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922 . In 1947 , it was allocated to Pakistan Army , where it continues to exist as 3rd Battalion of The Baloch Regiment . Early History . The regiment was raised on 1 January 1800 at Trichonopoly as the 1st Battalion 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry by Lieutenant Colonel S Jennerett and was known as " Jennerett ki Paltan " ( Jennerett ' s Battalion ) . It was composed mostly of Muslims , Tamils and Telugus of South India . In 1811 , it was styled as Trichonopoly Light Infantry as reward for a 25 - mile forced march in support of a retreating force ; when it arrived just in time to turn the tables in a minor engagement near Mysore . In 1817 - 19 , the regiment took part in Third Anglo - Maratha War , where it greatly distinguished itself in the Battle of Mahidpur . In 1824 , it was redesignated as the 31st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry . During the Great Indian Rebellion of 1857 , it operated in Central India . In 1892 , the 31st Madras Light Infantry was reconstituted with Punjabi Muslims , Pathans , Dogras , Sikhs , Rajput s , Brahmin s & Garhwalis , and permanently based in Burma . Its designation was changed to 31st Regiment ( 6th Burma Battalion ) of Madras ( Light ) Infantry . In 1901 , its title was again changed to 31st Burma Light Infantry . The Burma Battalions were special units raised to police the new territories acquired in the Third Anglo - Burmese War and pacify the rebellious hill tribes inhabiting the frontier regions of Burma . Between 1892 and 1896 , the regiment operated in the Chin Hills against recalcitrant hill tribes . In 1900 , the regiment proceeded to China to suppress the Boxer Rebellion . Subsequent to the reforms brought about in the Indian Army by Lord Kitchener in 1903 , all former Madras units had 60 added to their numbers . Consequently , the regiment ' s designation was changed to 91st Punjabis ( Light Infantry ) . In 1912 , Major General Henry D ' Urban Keary was appointed Colonel of the Regiment . He had commanded the regiment from 1892 to 1909 . On the outbreak of the First World War , the regiment was still stationed in Burma . It moved to Mesopotamia in 1916 and participated in operations on both the Tigris and the Euphrates Fronts , including the First Battle of Ramadi . 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 . During the war , the 91st Punjabis suffered 443 casualties including 185 killed . In 1918 , they raised a second battalion which served in Egypt after the war . It was disbanded in 1921 . Subsequent History . After the First World War , the 91st Punjabis ( Light Infantry ) were grouped with the 90th and 92nd Punjabis , 93rd Burma Infantry and the two battalions of 89th Punjabis to form the 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922 . The 91st Punjabis became the 3rd Battalion of the new regiment . During the Second World War , 3 / 8th Punjab fought with great gallantry in the Italian Campaign and suffered 1289 casualties including 314 killed . It was awarded numerous gallantry awards including the Victoria Cross to Sepoy Kamal Ram in 1944 . In 1947 , the 8th Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan Army . In 1956 , it was merged with the Baluch Regiment and 3 / 8th Punjab was designated as 3 Baluch ( now 3 Baloch ) . During the Indo - Pakistani Wars of 1965 and 1971 , the battalion distinguished itself on the Lahore Front .