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13th Frontier Force Rifles
Active
1922–1956
Country
British India Pakistan
Branch
British Indian Army Pakistan Army
Type
Infantry
Regimental Centre
Abbottabad
Uniform
Rifle green; faced scarlet
Engagements
North West Frontier of India Indian Mutiny 1857–58 Second Afghan War 1878–80 Boxer Rebellion 1900 Somaliland 1902–03 First World War 1914–18 Third Afghan War 1919 Second World War 1939–45 Kashmir War 1948
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief
George V
Colonel Commandant
Field Marshal The Lord Birdwood
Military unit
The 13th Frontier Force Rifles was part of the British Indian Army, and after 1947, Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1922 by amalgamation of five existing regiments and consisted of five regular battalions. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army.
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Global Information
British India
Pakistan
British Indian Army
Pakistan Army