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English: 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry, 1913. Punjabi Musalman', 1927

Watercolour by Edmund A Campbell (1871-1951), 1927, after Major Alfred Crowdy Lovett (1862-1919), 1908 (c).

Full-length portrait of a sepoy of the 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry.

Originally raised in 1820 as the 2nd (Marine) Battalion, 12th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry, the unit became the 24th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry in 1839. The regiment fought in Aden in 1839 and it remained loyal to the British throughout the Indian Mutiny (1857-1859), serving with the Central India Field Force. The regiment fought in the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880) and in 1891 was renamed the 24th (Baluchistan) Regiment of Bombay Infantry, deploying to East Africa in 1896.

As part of the reform of the Indian Army in 1903, the regiment was re-designated as the 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry. The regiment fought in Palestine and Mesopotamia during World War One (1914-1918) and also participated in the 3rd Afghan War (1919).

The regiment was amalgamated in 1922, forming the 1st Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment. It became part of the Pakistani Army after the Partition of India in 1947.
Date
Source https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1951-06-2-10
Author Major Alfred Crowdy Lovett

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124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry, 1913. Punjabi Musalman', 1927

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