INDIAN PIONEER REGIMENTS

INDIAN PIONEER REGIMENTS

Some notes on Indian Pioneer Battalions

From the Collection of Lieutenant Colonel Edward De Santis
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Officers

Singh, Gurdit (O.B.I.)

Subadar, 48th Pioneers

Non-Commissioned Officers and Men

NAME	RANK	REGIMENTAL NUMBER	UNIT/MEDALS
Ali, Ghulam	Sepoy	1042	4th Hazara Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1908 with clasp [WAZIRISTAN 1921-24].
Chanu	Cook	None	23rd Sikh Pioneers. Entitled to the Tibet 1903-04 Medal (bronze).
Francis	Lance Naik	13	2/1st Madras Pioneers. Entitled to the India Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (GVR).
Gahnu	Cook	None	34th Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1895 with clasps [PUNJAB FRONTIER 1897-98] and [TIRAH 1897-98].
Ghunny, Abdool	Private	1305	21st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry. This regiment became the 21st Madras Pioneers in 1891. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 19854 with clasps [BURMA 1885-87][BURMA 1887-89][CHIN HILLS 1892-93].
Hardwari	Sepoy	1098	1/12th Indian Pioneers. Entitled to the 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals.
Karmkn, Manga	Driver	467	107th Pioneers. Entitled to the Africa General Service Medal with clasp [SOMALILAND 1902-04].
Khan, Ajab	Lance Naik	4025	107th Pioneers. Entitled to the 1914 Star, British War and Victory Medals.
Khan, Feroz	Sepoy	218	2/81st Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal with clasp [AFGHANISTAN N.W.F. 1919]
Khan, Umar	Sepoy	1788	1/107th Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal with clasp [AFGHANISTAN N.W.F. 1919].
Luddar	Pioneer	6023	2nd Bombay Pioneers. Entitled to the Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (GVR).
Massania	Sepoy	3764	48th Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1908 with clasp [WAZIRISTAN 1919-21].
Mohd.	Sepoy	3883	106th Pioneers. Entitled to the 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals.
Mohd., Khan	Sepoy	3020	2/107th Pioneers. Entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Mohammed, Yar	Sepoy	1642	Indian Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1936 with clasp [NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1936-7].
Muttu, Anthony	Private	1898	1st Madras Pioneers. Entitled to the China 1900 Medal.
Niyan, Subrama	Private	1329	2-61st Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1908 with clasps [MAHSUD 1919-20] [WAZIRISTAN 1919-21].
Niwaz, Shah	Bhisti	None	106th Pioneers. Entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Ram, Jodha	Naik	2676	107th Pioneers. Entitled to the Africa General Service Medal with clasp [SOMALILAND 1902-04].
Sing, Kesur	Sepoy	None	23rd Pioneers. Entitled to the Afghanistan Medal 1878 with clasps [PEIWAR KOTAL] [CHARASIA][KABUL][KANDAHAR].
Sing, Mungal	Sepoy	None	24th Pioneer Regiment (Punjaub Infantry. Entitled to the Indian Mutiny Medal 1857.
Singh, Arjan	Sepoy	1973	2/23rd Sikh Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1908 with clasps [AFGHANISTAN N.W.F. 1918][WAZIRISTAN 1921-24].
Singh, Banta	Sepoy	498	2-155th Pioneers. Entitled to the General Service Medal 1918 with clasp [KURDISTAN]
Singh, Banta	Sepoy	1167	2-3rd Sikh Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1908 with clasps [WAZIRISTAN 1919-21] [N.W. FRONTIER 1930-31].
Singh, Banta	Sepoy	1992	3/3rd Sikh Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1908 with clasp [WAZIRISTAN 1921-24].
Singh, Bhagat	Lance Naik	3209	32nd Sikh Pioneers. Entitled to the Tibet Medal 1903-4.
Singh, Dalip	Private	2996	107th Pioneers. Entitled to the Africa General Service Medal with clasp [SOMALILAND 1902-04].
Singh, Gurdial	Sepoy	4600	1st Sikh Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1908 with clasp [NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1930-31].
Singh, Harnam	Sepoy	3834	32nd Sikh Pioneers. Entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Singh, Indar	Sepoy	3517	32nd Sikh Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1895 with clasp [WAZIRISTAN 1901-2].
Singh, Ishar	Sepoy	4482	23rd Sikh Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1908 (EVIIR) with clasp [NORTH WEST FRONTIER 1908].
Singh, Jetha	Naik	2123	2nd Bombay Pioneers. Entitled to the Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (GVR).
Singh, Jinda	Pioneer	1344	2nd Bombay Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1908 with clasp [N.W. FRONTIER 1930-31].
Singh, Jiwan	Jemadar		32nd Sikh Pioneers. Entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
Singh, Kartar	Havildar	2510	3-3rd Sikh Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1908 with clasps [WAZIRISTAN 1921-24][N.W. FRONTIER 1930-31][N.W. FRONTIER 1935].
Singh, Khushal	Pioneer	1151	Headquarters, Bombay Pioneers. Entitled to the Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (GVR)(Kaisar-I-Hind).
Singh, Lal	Sepoy	1413	2/3rd Sikh Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1908 with clasp [WAZIRISTAN 1921-24].
Singh, Lassania	Sepoy	555	3-34th Sikh Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1908 with clasp [AFGHANISTAN N.W.F. 1919].
Singh, Munshi	Sepoy	3102	32nd Pioneers. Entitled to the General Service Medal 1918 with clasp [IRAQ].
Singh, Pritam	Sepoy	344	32nd Pioneers. Entitled to the General Service Medal 1918 with clasp [IRAQ].
Singh, Ram	Sepoy	3726	32nd Punjab Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1895 (EVIIR) with clasp [WAZIRISTAN 1901-2].
Singh, Sadhu	Sepoy	5160	3-34th Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1908 with clasps [AFGHANISTAN N.W.F. 1919][MAHSUD 1919-20][WAZIRISTAN 1919-21] [WAZIRISTAN 1921-24].
Singh, Sant	Sepoy	1146	34th Punjab Pioneers. Entitled to the China 1900 Medal with no clasp.
Singh, Ualla	Sepoy	1453	34th Pioneers. Entitled to the India General Service Medal 1895 with clasps [PUNJAB FRONTIER 1897-97][TIRAH 1897-98][MALAKAND 1897].
Souza, Francis D.	Sepoy	2498	107th Pioneers. Entitled to the Indian Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (GVR).

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