headstone of a
sepoy of the 71st Punjabis in
Tehran, Iran The
Punjab Christian Battalion was raised on 9 July 1917 in
Montgomery. It was numbered as the
71st Punjabis in December 1917 and joined the
44th (Ferozepore) Brigade in
16th Indian Division. It served with the brigade and division on the
North West Frontier until May 1918 when it was transferred to
Bushire. In 1919 the regiment was absorbed into the
111th Mahars. ==See also==