127th Baluch Light Infantry

127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry
Active1903 - 1922
CountryBritish Raj British India
Branch British Indian Army
TypeInfantry
Size2 Battalions
Nickname(s)Capital Campaigners
UniformGreen; faced red; red trousers
EngagementsIndian Rebellion of 1857
Abyssinian Campaign 1868
Second Afghan War 1879-80
Third Burmese War 1885-87
British East Africa 1897-99
First World War (Persia, German East Africa, Palestine)
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefQueen Mary

The 127th Queen Mary's Own Baluch Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army raised in 1844 as The Scinde Bellochee Corps. It was designated as the 127th Baluch Light Infantry in 1903 and became 3rd Battalion (Queen Mary's Own) 10th Baluch Regiment in 1922. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army, where it continues to exist as the 10th Battalion of The Baloch Regiment.[1]

  1. ^ Ahmad, Lt Col RN. (2010). Battle Honours of the Baloch Regiment. Abbottabad: The Baloch Regimental Centre.