NORTH (Roger)
The Punjab Frontier Force: A Brief Record of Their Services. 1846-1924.
1st Ed., xi+95pp., fldg. map in end-pocket. HQ Waziristan District, Dera Ismail Khan, Commercial Steam Press.
1934
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An account of all the regiments that made up the PFF with a statement of their lineage, war services & medal entitlements up to & including several post-WW1 campaigns; useful concise reference that includes the Guides, the Sikh & Punjab Regiments, 5th Gurkha Rifles (F.F.), Mountain Artillery &c. Perkins 514. Orig. cloth, gilt, boards little stained o/w VG & very scarce. See illustration on our website.
£225
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RAHMAN (Lt.-Gen. M.A., MC, FFR)
The Wardens of the Marches: A History of the Piffers 1947-1971.
1st Ed., xv+255pp., 21 photos., 13 maps. VG in dw. Lahore: Wajidalis.
1980
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The Frontier Force Regiment of the Pakistan Army, formed from the old FF Regt., FF Rifs. & Piffer gunners & cavalry (on partition only the 5th Gurkhas & two mountain batteries of the PFF were allocated to India). Useful historical notes on the PFF 1849-1947 followed by accounts of ops. in Kashmir 1948, Indo-Pak wars 1965 & 1971, &c. Officers Roll of Hon., awards roll. VG in dw. See illustration on our website.
£35
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VAUGHAN (Gen. Sir J. Luther, KCB)
My Service in the Indian Army & After.
1st Ed., xi+303pp., portrait frontis., 3 fldg. maps. Constable.
1904
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Native Infantry 1841, served Gwalior, to the PFF 1850 (one of its earliest officers); attached Turkish Contingent in the Crimea then commanded a Field Force against the Yusafzai's in 1857 & the 5th Native Infantry in the Mutiny; Umbeyla 1863 & Black Mountain expedition 1868. Hon. Colonel, 58th Vaughan's Rifles, Punjab Frontier Force. Contains useful accounts of several NWF campaigns. Orig. red cloth, gilt, sp. worn & stained, o/w VG & rare See illustrations on our website.
£165
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