34th Royal Sikh Pioneers

The 34th Royal Sikh Pioneers was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.

To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Indian they took part in the Rawalpindi Parade 1905.

During World War I they were part of the 3rd (Lahore) Division and served on the Western Front, in the Mesopotamia Campaign and in the Sinai and Palestine Campaign.

After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.

This military article about the Indian Armed Forces is a stub.

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His Royal Highness King George V awarded the 34th Sikh Pioneers with the "Royal" title in 1921, making them a Royal regiment for their outstanding service during the First World War .