The 3rd Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment seems to disappear off the radar between April 1941 & June 1942. Does anyone know where it was & what it was doing? I can place it in 11th Brigade in Early 1941 & 9th Brigade from July 1942.
These are the references to the war diaries if they are of any help? WO 169/630, 3/14 Punjab Regt. (1940 July - Dec.) WO 169/2845, 3/14 Punjab Regt. (1941 Jan.- Dec.) WO 169/7781, 14 Indian Infantry: 3/14 Punjabs (1942 Jan.- Mar., May - Dec.) WO 169/15000, 3/14 Punjab Regt. (1943 Jan.- May) WO 172/4987, 3/14 Punjab Regt. (1944 Feb. - Oct.) Lee
The 4 Ind Div history says: 3/14 Punjabis remained on garrison duties in East Africa. The 5 Indian Div history adds, for the end of July 1942: At this time Nine Brigade consisted only of the 2nd West Yorkshires, who had already had a very difficult time, and the 3/14th Punjab (Lieutenant-Colonel W. A . Putnam), who had recently joined from Qatatba. Although this battalion had fought in Eritrea with the Fourth Indian Division it had not yet been in action in the Desert.
