The 1st Madras Pioneers was a regiment in the

British Indian Army The Indian Army was the force of British Raj, British India, until Indian Independence Act 1947, national independence in 1947. Formed in 1895 by uniting the three Presidency armies, it was responsible for the defence of both British India and ...

1922 formation

61st Pioneers The 61st Pioneers were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They trace their origins to , when they were raised as the 1st Battalion Coast Sepoys. History The regiment took part in the Carnatic Wars in 1746–1763 and then the Thir ...

which had the title in 1901, they later became the 1st Battalion, 1st Madras Pioneers in 1922 *

64th Pioneers The 64th Pioneers was a regiment of the British Indian Army. Originally serving as regular infantry it evolved into a specialist military pioneer unit performing engineering and construction tasks. History The 64th Pioneers could trace their ori ...

which became the 2nd Battalion, 1st Madras Pioneers in 1922. *

81st Pioneers The 81st Pioneers were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1786, when they were raised as the 28th Madras Battalion. The regiment was first called into action for the campaigns in the Third Anglo-M ...

which became the 10th (Training) Battalion, 1st Madras Pioneers in 1922. * 106th Pioneers which became the 4th Hazara Pioneers, 1st Madras Pioneers in 1922.

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British Indian Army infantry regiments Military units and formations established in 1922 {{India-mil-stub