23rd Sikh Pioneers

This was followed by the 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia a punitive expedition carried out by the armed forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire and Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia.

In 1903, they took part in the British expedition to Tibet an invasion of Tibet by British Indian forces, seeking to prevent the Russian Empire from interfering in Tibetan affairs.

During the Second World War the regiment was reformed and named the Sikh Light Infantry.

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Group photograph of the 23rd Sikh Pioneer Regiment posing with Sikh war veterans of the Indian Rebellion of 1857 (circa late 19th century)