15th Punjab Regiment The 15th 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 16th Punjab Regiment s in 1956 to form the Punjab Regiment . Early History . The 15th Punjab Regiment was formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of the 25th , 26th , 27th , 28th and 29th Punjabis . All five battalions were raised during the upheaval of the Indian Mutiny in 1857 by John Lawrence in the Punjab . The 27th Punjabis served in China during the Second Opium War in 1860 - 62 , while the 26th and 29th Punjabis participated in the Bhutan War of 1864 - 66 . All battalions saw service on the North West Frontier of India and took part in the Second Afghan War of 1878 - 80 , while the 26th and 27th Punjabis also served in the Third Anglo - Burmese War of 1885 - 87 . In 1901 , the 27th Punjabis were dispatched to British Somaliland to suppress the resistance movement led by the Somali religious leader Abdullah Hassan of the Dervish State . First World War . During the First World War , the five battalions of 15th Punjab Regiment served with distinction in all the major theatres of war . 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 15th Punjab Regiment . The line - up of battalions for the 15th Punjabis was : The class composition of the new regiment was Punjabi Muslims , Sikhs and Jats . The new regimental badge was a Muslim crescent entwined with a Sikh quoit , surrounded by a wreath and surmounted by a Tudor crown with a scroll below , which read " 15th Punjab Regiment " . The uniform was scarlet with buff facings . Sialkot in the Punjab was chosen as the permanent station for the Training Battalion . In 1921 , Sepoy Ishar Singh of the 28th Punjabis was awarded the Victoria Cross during an action in Waziristan on the North West Frontier . Second World War . During the Second World War , the 15th Punjab Regiment raised ten new battalions . Most of the active battalions were engaged in fighting the Japanese in the Far East except the 3rd Battalion , which fought in Somaliland and Italy . Performance of the 4th Battalion in Burma in particular was outstanding . The battalion suffered 921 casualties and was awarded numerous gallantry awards including two Victoria Cross es to Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge and Naik Gian Singh . Post Independence History . On the Partition of India and independence of Pakistan in 1947 , the 15th Punjab Regiment was allotted to Pakistan Army . At the time , the active battalions were 1st , 2nd , 3rd and 4th . Sikhs and Jats were transferred to the Indian Army and the regiment ' s new class composition was fixed as Punjabis and Pathans . The regiment ' s badge was also modified and the Sikh quoit was replaced by an Islamic star . In 1948 , the 2nd and 3rd 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 15th Punjab Regiment was amalgamated with the 1st , 14th 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 . China 1860 - 62 , Ali Masjid , Peiwar Kotal , Charasiah , Kabul 1879 , Ahmad Khel , Kandahar 1880 , Afghanistan 1878 - 80 , Burma 1885 - 87 , Chitral , Somaliland 1901 - 04 , Loos , France and Flanders 1915 , Suez Canal , Egypt 1915 , Megiddo , Sharon , Palestine 1918 , Tigris 1916 , Kut al Amara 1917 , Baghdad , Mesopotamia 1915 - 18 , Persia 1918 , NW Frontier , India 1917 , Kilimanjaro , East Africa 1914 - 17 , Berbera , Assab , Abyssinia 1940 - 41 , Tug Argan , British Somaliland 1940 , The Sangro , The Moro , Cassino II , Gothic Line , The Senio , Italy 1943 - 45 , West Borneo 1941 - 42 , South East Asia 1941 - 42 , Rathedaung , Donbaik , Jail Hill , Naga Village , Kyaukmyaung Bridgehead , Mandalay , Fort Dufferin , Meiktila , Nyaungu Bridgehead , Capture of Meiktila , Taungtha , Myingyan , The Irrawaddy , Yenaungyaung 1945 , Kama , Pyawbwe , Toungoo , Pegu 1945 , Sittang 1945 , Burma 1942 - 45 .