8th Punjab Regiment


Subadar-Major, 1935


A Punjabi Musalman officer from the Northern Punjab, 1st battalion. The uniform was drab with blue facings. This required no change for the 89th Punjabis who already had blue. The facing colours of the constituent regiments that made up the 8th Punjab Regiment were as follows:

89th Punjabis Blue
90th Punjabis Black
91st Punjabis Red
92nd Punjabis White
93rd Punjabis Yellow


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