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at posts along the telegraph lines. Britain was interested in the north-western region of Persia due to the arms trade between the Arabs and the
Ottomans. By mid-1915, the 106th Hazara Pioneers were involved in the operation. After the operation three men with German names were taken prisoner along
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area. These men, however, lacked many of the best qualities of the
Hazaras enlisted directly from the Afghan highlands. The difficulty in obtaining more of the latter was due chiefly to the change in the attitude of the Afghans towards the Hazaras, who were no longer poorly treated and were now
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in the late autumn of 1917. About 100 recruits were enlisted during 1917β1918 and even brought to Quetta for training, but the war ended before any of them were able to join the regiment overseas. After the armistice, nearly all these Baltis were demobilized and returned to their homes.
338:) from 1839β1840. A considerable number of Hazaras had come to India to work as labourers prior, particularly in heavy work such as quarrying. In 1903β1904, however, due to high levels of persecution by the Afghans, large numbers of Hazaras refugees poured over the frontier. In 1904,
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under the new numbering system employed in the
British Indian Army, where multi-battalion regiments replaced single-battalion regiments. The 4th Hazara Pioneers were one of four Pioneer units in the 1922 reorganisation, including the
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In 1917, due to the difficulty of enlisting a sufficient number of
Hazaras from Afghanistan, the experiment was made of recruiting Baltis as a temporary measure. A recruiting party from the 106th Hazara Pioneers visited
427:. The whole regiment was employed during 1915β1916 with the Kalat Column, and at Khwash in Sistan under General Dyer. In 1917 they served on the Mohmand Blockade Line, and sent one company to join the
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in 1922 and "The Hazara
Pioneers" in 1929. As a result of the financial crisis in 1933, all Pioneer Regiments in the Indian Army, including the Hazara Pioneers, were disbanded.
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Following the 1914β1918 war, it became increasingly difficult to recruit
Hazaras from the Hazarajat; more recruits had to be taken from the Hazaras colonies settled in the
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to protect the western borders. In 1907, Britain invaded Persia after a convention was agreed with
Imperial Russia. Indian troops were stationed in Persia around
476:. In 1920, they were again employed on the Shergat-Mosul lines of communications, completing their labors in 1921 by constructing a new road down the bank of the
366:. The Battalion was composed of eight companies of Hazaras, and their permanent peace station was at Quetta. Their full dress uniform was drab with red facings.
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Naik Ghulan Ali middle row (Farβright) & Naik Lal Shah middle row (Far left) (1st
Battalion, 4th Hazara Pioneers) in hockey tour of New Zealand 1926
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346:, directed Major C. W. Jacob to raise a battalion of Hazara Pioneers. Prior to this, the only Hazaras in the Indian Army were those enlisted in the
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413:. In addition, the Afghan government had requested the government of India to stop enlisting their subjects (the Hazaras) in the Indian Army.
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641:"British and Native officers of the 106th Hazara Pioneers, 1913 | Online Collection | National Army Museum, London"
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There were two changes in the title of the regiment after the 1914β1918 war. The 106th Hazara
Pioneers became 1st Battalion
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A crown sitting on the top a King Crown, which is resting upon a wreath with the
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Before the First World War the British Indian Army commenced operations to create a neutral buffer state between
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A member of the regiment (third from right) depicted with other British Indian Army pioneers in 1911
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In 1918, the whole regiment proceeded to Mesopotamia where, after serving for some months with the
386:. The 106th Hazara Pioneers were now the only unit in the Indian Army enlisting Hazaras nationals.
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British and Native officers of the 106th Hazara Pioneers, 1913 Photograph, India, Baluchistan,
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were transferred to the 106th Hazara Pioneers, then assigned to active service in the
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of 1923β1924, the Hazara Pioneers took part in the road making through the
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butcher of Amritsar: General Reginald Dyer. London: Hambledon Continuum
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in 1904 by Major C. W. Jacob; a nucleus was formed by drafts from the
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was colonel of the regiment from 1916 until its disbandment in 1933.
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an analysis of socio-cultural change. Quetta: Hazaragi Academy.
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In 1915, one company served with distinction in France with the
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from Shergat to Baji. They returned to Quetta in August 1921.
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Sons of John Company: the Indian and Pakistan Armies 1903-91
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In 1922, the 106th Hazara Pioneers became the 1st Battalion
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A sociological study of the Hazara tribe in Balochistan
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124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry
334:, when some Hazaras served in "Broadfoot's Sappers" (
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1933
472:. In the autumn of that year they took part in the
806:Military history of the British East India Company
606:2. Wintermute, B. A. & Ulbrich, D. J. (2019).
811:Military units and formations established in 1904
608:Race and gender in modern western warfare. Berlin
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680:"Indian Officers of the Indian Army 1900β1939"
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326:The first contact between the British and the
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741:Battle honours of the Indian Army, 1757-1971
461:During 1919, they worked strenuously on the
376:124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan
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620:4. Naval & Military Press Lt. (2001).
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318:. They were disbanded in 1933.
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409:being freely enlisted in the
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559:Sarhad Operations 1915β1917
454:from Table Mountain on the
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771:Kaiserscross.com. (2019).
613:3. Owtadolajam, M. (2006).
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485:Indian Orders of Merit
470:line of communications
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384:Mesopotamian campaign
294:106th Hazara Pioneers
92:106th Hazara Pioneers
773:The Soldier's Burden
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440:18th Indian Division
330:was just before the
549:2nd Bombay Pioneers
545:1st Madras Pioneers
540:4th Hazara Pioneers
308:British Indian Army
106:Part of a series on
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495:, were awarded to
474:Kurdistan campaign
446:, they joined the
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411:Afghan Army
239:WikiProject
172:Nationalism
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757:29 March
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304:regiment
301:infantry
247:Category
214:Religion
209:Military
194:Politics
157:Diaspora
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444:Baghdad
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370:History
328:Hazaras
306:of the
298:pioneer
255:Commons
224:Battles
199:Writers
182:Cuisine
152:Culture
135:list of
112:Hazaras
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551:, and
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356:Quetta
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