34th Royal Sikh Pioneers

34th Royal Sikh Pioneers
Subedar major 34th Royal Sikh pioneers standing 2nd from right & Lance Naik standing 1st on the left
Active1857-1922
Country British India
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
SizeThree battalions
Part ofBengal Army (to 1895)
Bengal Command
UniformRed; faced dark blue
EngagementsIndian Rebellion of 1857
Second Afghan War
Relief of Chitral
World War I
Western Front
Mesopotamia Campaign
Sinai and Palestine Campaign

The 34th Royal Sikh Pioneers was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1857, when they were raised as the Punjab Sappers.

The regiment recruited the Mazhabi Sikhs and Ramdasia Sikhs[1] of Punjab province. Despite being Pioneers by name, the regiment was specially trained as Assault Pioneers.

  1. ^ "The History of The Sikh Pioneers".