10th Baluch Regiment The 10th Baluch or Baluch Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947 . After the Partition of India , it was transferred to the Pakistan Army . In 1956 , it was amalgamated with the 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiment s . During more than a hundred years of military service , the 10th Baluch Regiment acquired an enviable reputation as one of the most distinguished among the fabled regiments of the British Indian Army . Its long list of honours and awards includes four Victoria Cross es . The Bombay Army . The Baluch Regiment originated in the Army of Bombay Presidency in 1844 , when Sir Charles Napier raised the 1st Belooch ( old spelling of Baluch ) Battalion ( raised as the Scinde Beloochee Corps and designated as 27th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in 1861 ) for local service in the newly conquered province of Sindh . Two years later , another Belooch battalion was raised ( designated as the 29th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in 1861 ) , while in 1858 , John Jacob raised Jacob ' s Rifles ( 30th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry ) , which would soon become the 3rd Belooch Regiment . The term ' local ' was interpreted fairly loosely when it became necessary to send the 2nd Beloochees to the Persian War in 1856 - 57 , a campaign frequently overshadowed by the events of the Indian Mutiny in 1857 . The 1st was in Karachi when the news of the insurrection reached the Commissioner . Sir Bartle Frere dispatched them with all haste , on foot across the Sindh desert in May , to join the siege artillery train on its way to Delhi ; the only Bombay unit to join the Delhi Field Force . The regiment was brought into line for its services in North India as the 27th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry . Meanwhile , the 2nd Beloochees were also regularized as the 29th Regiment . In 1862 , the 2nd Beloochees were dispatched to China to suppress the Taiping Rebellion . Two years later , they became the first foreign troops to be stationed in Japan , when two companies were sent to Yokohama to guard the British legation . The 1st Beloochees greatly distinguished themselves in the tough Abyssinian Campaign of 1868 and were made Light Infantry as a reward . All Baloch battalions took part in the Second Afghan War of 1878 - 80 , where the Jacob ' s Rifles suffered heavy casualties at the Battle of Maiwand . The 1st Belooch Regiment again distinguished itself in 1885 - 87 during the Third Burma War . In 1891 , two battalions of Bombay Infantry also became " Baluchi , " when they were reconstituted with Baluchis , Hazaras and Pathans from Baluchistan and localized in the province . The first of these , the 24th ( Baluchistan ) Infantry was raised in 1820 , while the other , 26th ( Baluchistan ) Infantry was raised in 1825 . Following the Kitchener Reforms of 1903 , these battalions were redesignated as the 124th Duchess of Connaught ' s Own Baluchistan Infantry , 126th Baluchistan Infantry , 127th Queen Mary ' s Own Baluch Light Infantry , 129th Duke of Connaught ' s Own Baluchis and 130th King George ' s Own Baluchis ( Jacob ' s Rifles ) . In 1914 , their full dress uniforms included red trousers worn with rifle green or drab tunics . First World War . During the First World War , most of the regiments raised second battalions , while the 124th Baluchistan Infantry raised two battalions . Only 2 / 124th Baluchistan Infantry of the wartime raisings was retained after the post - war reforms . The 129th DCO Baluchis served on the Western Front in France and Belgium , where they became the first Indian regiment to attack the Germans and the only Indian regiment to fight in both the First & Second Battles of Ypres . At Hollebeke , during the First Ypres , Sepoy Khudadad Khan became the first Indian to win the Victoria Cross ; Britain ' s highest decoration for valour . Prior to 1911 Indian soldiers had not been eligible for the Victoria Cross . The battalion would go on to serve with distinction in German East Africa alongside the 127th QMO Baluch Light Infantry and 130th KGO Baluchis . Meanwhile , the 1st and 3rd Battalions of 124th DCO Baluchistan Infantry served in Persia , while the 2nd distinguished itself in Mesopotamia and Palestine . Inter - War Period . After the First World War , a major re - organization of British Indian Army took place . Most of the wartime units were disbanded , while the remaining single - battalion regiments were merged to form large regimental groups of 4 - 6 battalions each . Among these was the 10th Baluch Regiment , formed in 1922 at Rajkot ( Rajasthan ) from the five old Baluch battalions and the second battalion of 124th Baluchistan Infantry . The regimental depot later shifted to Karachi . The distinctive rifle green and red uniform of the old Baluch battalions was adopted by the entire regiment . The officers wore a cherry boss surmounted by a silver ' X ' on field and forage caps , while the old battalion badges continued to be worn on pagris and helmets by the 1st , 3rd , 4th and 5th Battalions . It was not until 1945 that a single cap badge was adopted by the regiment on introduction of beret s during the Second World War . It consisted of a Roman numeral ' X ' within a crescent moon , a crown above and title scroll below , all in white metal . The badges of rank were in black metal with red edging , while the lanyard was of rifle green cord with two red runners . Another distinctive feature of Baluchi uniforms were plain silver ball buttons worn on service and mess dresses . The line up of the new regiment was : Second World War . The regiment ' s record of service in the war was once again most impressive . It suffered 6572 casualties and won numerous gallantry awards including two Victoria Crosses to Naik Fazal Din and Sepoy Bhandari Ram . During the Second World War , the regiment raised another ten battalions , although most of them were disbanded after the war . At the end of 1945 , the 10th Baluch Regiment lost its number and became The Baluch Regiment . Post - independence . At the time of partition of India , the active battalions were 1st , 2nd , 3rd , 4th , 5th , 7th & 17th . The regiment was allotted to Pakistan . Dogra companies of the Baluch Regiment were transferred to the Indian Army . The Regimental Centre shifted to Quetta in 1947 to make room for the Government offices in the new capital of Pakistan . In 1948 , the 6th and 8th Battalions were re - raised in response to the war with India in Kashmir , where the 4th Battalion greatly distinguished itself in the Battle of Pandu . In 1956 , major reorganization took place in the Pakistan Army and larger infantry groups were created by amalgamating the existing infantry regiments . As a result , the 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiment s were absorbed by the Baluch Regiment ( now called the Baloch Regiment ) . The new line up of the regiment was :