In 1901, the 27th Punjab Infantry was dispatched to British Somaliland to suppress the resistance movement led by Diiriye Guure[2] of the Dervish State.

[1] Subsequent to the reforms brought about in the Indian Army by Lord Kitchener in 1903, the regiment's designation was changed to 27th Punjabis.

[3] During the First World War, the infantrymen served on the North West Frontier of India, Egypt, France and Mesopotamia.

[1] In 1921–22, a major reorganization was undertaken in the British Indian Army leading to the formation of large infantry groups of four to six battalions.

[3] During the Second World War, the battalion served in British Somaliland, Aden, Persia, Iraq, Syria and Italy.