92nd Punjabis The 92nd Punjabis were 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 92nd Punjabis in 1903 and became 4th Battalion ( Prince of Wales ' s Own ) 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922 . In 1947 , it was allocated to Pakistan Army , where it continues to exist as 4th Battalion of The Baloch Regiment . Early History . The regiment was raised on 1 January 1800 at Madura as the 2nd Battalion 16th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry by Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Dyce and was known as " Dyce ki Paltan " ( Dyce ' s Battalion ) . It was composed mostly of Muslims , Tamils and Telugus . In 1801 , it took part in suppressing a rebellion of the Poligars ( local feudal chieftains ) of Madura and Tinnevelly in South India . In 1809 , it took part in the Travancore War and in 1824 , it participated in the First Anglo - Burmese War . The same year , it was redesignated as the 32nd Regiment of Madras Native Infantry . During the Great Indian Rebellion of 1857 , it operated in Central India . In 1890 , the 32nd Madras Infantry was reconstituted with Punjabi Muslims and Sikhs , and permanently based in Burma . Its designation was changed to 4th Regiment of Burma Infantry , and in 1891 , to 32nd Regiment ( 4th Burma Battalion ) of Madras Infantry . In 1901 , its title was changed to 32nd Burma 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 . In 1890 and 1894 , the regiment operated in the Shan States , where it repulsed an incursion by the French . In 1891 , it operated in the Chin Hills against recalcitrant hill tribes . 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 92nd Punjabis . In 1910 , Major General ES Hastings , CB , DSO , who had commanded the regiment from 1891 to 1907 , was appointed the Colonel of 92nd Punjabis . In 1910 , the Burma Battalions were delocalized from Burma and in 1913 , the 92nd Punjabis moved to Benares in India . On the outbreak of the First World War , the 92nd Punjabis sailed for Egypt in November 1914 , where they defended the Suez Canal against the Turkish attack in February 1915 . Moving to Mesopotamia in December 1915 , they were engaged in fierce fighting on the Tigris Front , as the British made desperate efforts to raise the Siege of Kut al Amara , and later , during the British advance northwards . The regiment took part in the Battles of Sheikh Sa ' ad , the Wadi , Hanna , the three Battles of Sannaiyat , and the Actions of Shawa Khan , Istabulat , Daur and Tikrit . It fought with great gallantry and suffered grievous losses in the long and bloody campaign . In 1918 , the 92nd Punjabis proceeded to Palestine and took part in the Battle of Megiddo , which led to the annihilation of Turkish Army in Palestine . During the war , the 92nd Punjabis suffered 1591 casualties including 271 killed . For their exceptional bravery and excellent performance in the war , the 92nd Punjabis were made Prince of Wales ’ s Own and on 1 January 1922 , Edward , the Prince of Wales was gazetted as their Colonel - in - Chief . Subsequent History . After the First World War , the 92nd ( Prince of Wales ’ s Own ) Punjabis were grouped with the 90th Punjabis , 91st Punjabis ( Light Infantry ) , 93rd Burma Infantry and the two battalions of 89th Punjabis to form the 8th Punjab Regiment in 1922 . The battalion was redesignated as the 4th Battalion ( Prince of Wales ’ s Own ) 8th Punjab Regiment . During the Second World War , 4 / 8th Punjab ( PWO ) served in Iran and Iraq . In 1947 , the 8th Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan Army . In 1956 , it was merged with the Baluch Regiment and 4 / 8th Punjab was redesignated as 4 Baluch ( now 4 Baloch ) . During the Indo - Pakistani War of 1965 , the battalion again distinguished itself on the Sialkot Front .