9th Jat Regiment
Bren gunners of the 3/9th Jats in action against Indonesian nationalists in Surabaya, Java.
Active1922–1947
CountryBritish India
BranchArmy
TypeInfantry
EngagementsWorld War II

The 9th Jat Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, after the Indian government reformed the army, moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.

World War II

The Regiment saw a great deal of fighting with the Jats showing their mettle in North Africa, Ethiopia, Burma, Malaya, Singapore, and Java-Sumatra. A large number of gallantry awards were won including a Victoria Cross (by Jemadar Abdul Hafiz) and two George Crosses (by Islam-ud-Din and Abdul Rahman). At the end of the war the Regiment, in company with other regiments of the Indian Infantry, dropped the numeral 9 from its title and became simply the Jat Regiment. After independence it was allocated to the new Indian Army. The Regiment at independence had about 1/4th or 25% Muslims recruited from Panwar Rajput Muslims from around Rohtak and Hisar, Haryana and from Muslim Jats in Montgomery and Okara in West Punjab, in all-Muslim companies of the 10th Jats and 6th Jat Light Infantry. The Muslim companies and platoons were merged into the Bahawalpur Regiment and the 130th Baluchis as the families of the soldiers moved to Pakistan upon partition. They were replaced by Hindu Jat and Tarkhan soldiers from Bahawalnagar and Minchinabad serving in 127th Baluch Light Infantry and widened recruitment of Haryana Gujjars and Ahirs from around Rohtak and Gurgaon.

Formation

Formed in World War II

  • 7th Battalion
  • 8th Battalion
  • 9th Battalion
  • 14th Battalion
  • 15th Battalion [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sharma, p.159
  2. ↑ Sharma, p160

Sources

  • Sharma, Gautam (1990). Valour and sacrifice: famous regiments of the Indian Army. Allied Publishers. ISBN 81-7023-140-X.


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