357:, and Nadir Khan was obliged to withdraw after four days. During the time that the Kurram Militia were cut off, they gave an excellent account of themselves, not only defending the valley, but also occupying vantage points, which later acted as stepping stones for further operations against the Afghans. After their relief, they captured the Afghan post at Amir Thana. The Commander-in-Chief, India, in his dispatches described the conduct of the Kurram Militia as "deserving of highest praise". Members of the Kurram Militia received three awards of the
26:
298:. The militia was originally divided into two parts: the 1st Battalion as a mobile column, while the 2nd Battalion garrisoned the valley. This proved impracticable, and in 1902 the two battalions were amalgamated under a single commander, and organized into two wings, each of three
395:. Six men were killed, eighteen wounded, and one captured. In 1976 a third wing, and in 1984, a fourth, were raised. In February 1988, a fifth wing was raised, bringing the total strength of the militia to 3,460 men. It currently comprises five rifle wings, along with one medium
272:"This valley is inhabited by the Turi tribe and at the desire of this community its affairs were taken over by British Administration in 1892. When the rising of 1897 began, the Turis remained most faithful and helped us materially in resisting the powerful tribe of
314:
in late 1897. On 1 September
Orakzai tribesmen attacked a militia post at Balish Khel near Sadda. The garrison held off the attackers for 24 hours, though twenty Kurram Militia men were killed, until the arrival of the
205:, to mount operations against the Afghans. Although the purpose of this expedition was not the permanent occupation of the valley, the British soon realized the necessity and importance of holding it. General
253:
was occupied and forts were built along its crest protecting
Meranzai from flank attack from that direction. In the following year (i.e 1892) it was at last decided to move beyond
214:"I am quite certain that the permanent occupation of Kurram Valley is the right solution for this part of the Frontier and will be real economy in the end. It will divide the
353:
moved into the Kurram Valley, cutting the Thall to
Parachinar road, and induced numbers of Zaimukht and Orakzai to join him. To relieve Thall, a British force advanced from
820:
825:
276:. It is an encouraging symptom that Shia Orakzai recently have asked us to take over the affairs of their country in the same manner as the Turis have done"
25:
178:
657:
595:
372:
the Kurram
Militia continued to operate as part of the Frontier Corps. In 1948, a small contingent of volunteers participated in the
830:
577:
319:. Sadda itself, was attacked on 16 September by about 2,000 Orakzai, but they were repulsed by a combined Army and Militia force.
331:
206:
391:
By 1960 the militia numbered 1,928 men. Four companies of Kurram
Militia, with supporting arms, were employed during the
194:
755:
707:
377:
362:
545:
570:
537:
264:
763:
392:
373:
125:
120:
190:
835:
369:
563:
299:
202:
400:
346:
115:
358:
323:
215:
302:. In 1894 the total strength of the militia was 948, and by 1905 it had increased to 1,475.
523:
229:
8:
350:
424:
396:
232:(a major tribe in the valley) found themselves under attack from the Lower Kurram by
342:
attacked in force, they were repulsed by a force of Kurram
Militia under Lt. Boyle.
774:
286:, recruited from the local inhabitants. It was initially based at Balish Khel near
322:
In 1902 the Kurram
Militia provided 200 men for the successful operations against
240:
tribesmen, and also threatened by the
Afghans, and so requested British help. Sir
30:
Watercolour of a member of the Kurram
Militia by Major Alfred Crowdy Lovett, 1910.
641:
636:
616:
586:
385:
311:
170:
110:
55:
814:
799:
785:
688:
631:
626:
606:
316:
198:
555:
745:
250:
611:
496:
Lieutenant
Colonel Sardar Abdul Alam Khan (November 1953 – February 1955)
339:
287:
621:
515:
291:
241:
89:
478:
Major (later Lieutenant Colonel) W. D. Francis (March 1943 – May 1946)
282:
In October 1892, in order to defend the area, the British created the
181:, and carried in that role following Pakistan's independence in 1947.
354:
237:
177:. It was originally raised by the British in 1892 to operate in the
381:
174:
273:
233:
290:, but within a few months the unit's headquarters were moved to
493:
Lieutenant Colonel Said Ali Khan (January 1951 – November 1953)
219:
487:
Lieutenant Colonel R. H. Hearne (September 1949 – March 1950)
448:
Captain (later Major) A. C. Tenkock (March 1914 – March 1917)
404:
327:
254:
484:
Lieutenant Colonel E. E. French (December 1947 – June 1949)
481:
Lieutenant Colonel H. E. Garland (May 1946 – December 1947)
335:
420:
Captain E. W. S. K. Maconchey (December 1892 – May 1894)
399:
of 130 mm and 155 mm guns, a field battery of
490:
Lieutenant Colonel Aziz Uddin (March 1950 – April 1951)
457:
Major F. C. G. Campbell (February 1923 – December 1925)
460:
Major A. H. A. Empson (December 1925 – November 1927)
384:. In recognition of their services two awards of the
156:
Crossed Turi knives with the letter "KM" superimposed
433:
Captain G. L. Carter (December 1899 – January 1903)
469:Major S. S. Lavendar (January 1934 – January 1937)
463:Major K. G. H. Cates (January 1928 – January 1931)
454:Major R. H. Wilson (November 1920 – February 1923)
821:Military units and formations established in 1892
536:
380:, and were later employed in a defensive role in
812:
475:Major R. S. Johnson (April 1941 – February 1943)
466:Major B. M. Mahon (January 1931 – December 1933)
451:Major P. C. R. Dodd (March 1917 – November 1920)
436:Captain G. F. Fmnis (January 1903 – April 1905)
430:Lieutenant S. D. Ketchen (July – December 1899)
310:The Kurram Militia first saw action during the
826:Military units and formations of British India
472:Major G. F. Taylor (January 1937 – April 1941)
442:Major J. S. Kemball (May 1906 – December 1911)
439:Captain G. Ghstie (April 1905 – February 1906)
417:Captain C. M. Dallas (October – December 1892)
585:
571:
445:Major G. P. Divis (January 1912 – March 1914)
578:
564:
768:Frontier Corps Intelligence Unit (South)
813:
559:
514:
603:Independent Scouts Cavalry Regiment
13:
363:Indian Distinguished Service Medal
169:is a paramilitary regiment of the
14:
847:
24:
831:Regiments of the Frontier Corps
263:The British military historian
193:, under the command of Colonel
530:
520:The Pathans 550 B.C.–A.D. 1957
508:
1:
501:
410:
376:. They initially operated in
305:
73:Law enforcement/Border patrol
218:group of tribesmen from the
184:
179:North-West Frontier Province
7:
423:Lieutenant (later Captain)
349:of 1919 the Afghan General
10:
852:
658:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (South)
596:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North)
538:à Court Repington, Charles
393:Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
126:Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
121:Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
99:Black flag with unit crest
754:
706:
656:
594:
294:, and it was renamed the
265:Charles à Court Repington
191:Kurram Valley Field Force
152:
147:
139:
134:
103:
95:
85:
77:
69:
61:
51:
43:
35:
23:
18:
374:First Indo-Pakistani War
370:independence of Pakistan
693:South Waziristan Scouts
685:North Waziristan Scouts
665:Field Intelligence Unit
334:, and in 1904 when the
203:Second Anglo-Afghan War
736:Qilla Saifullah Scouts
427:(May 1894 – July 1899)
388:were later conferred.
347:Third Anglo-Afghan War
189:British troops of the
116:Third Anglo-Afghan War
81:~3,500 in 5 battalions
733:Qilla Abdullah Scouts
359:Indian Order of Merit
228:Some years later the
330:under Major General
201:in 1878, during the
197:, first entered the
756:Balochistan (South)
708:Balochistan (North)
96:Regimental colours
65:Paramilitary force
808:
807:
542:Imperial Strategy
524:Macmillan and Co.
425:G. O. Roos-Keppel
403:guns, and a tank
378:Jammu and Kashmir
195:Frederick Roberts
160:
159:
843:
775:Dalbandin Rifles
724:Ghazaband Scouts
580:
573:
566:
557:
556:
550:
549:
534:
528:
527:
512:
28:
16:
15:
851:
850:
846:
845:
844:
842:
841:
840:
836:Kurram District
811:
810:
809:
804:
764:142 Special Ops
750:
702:
671:Bhittani Rifles
652:
590:
584:
554:
553:
535:
531:
513:
509:
504:
499:
413:
332:Charles Egerton
308:
207:Henry Rawlinson
187:
163:
130:
31:
12:
11:
5:
849:
839:
838:
833:
828:
823:
806:
805:
803:
802:
797:
796:Panjgur Rifles
794:
793:Nushki Militia
791:
788:
783:
780:
777:
772:
771:Awaran Militia
769:
766:
760:
758:
752:
751:
749:
748:
743:
740:
737:
734:
731:
730:Maiwand Rifles
728:
727:Loralai Scouts
725:
722:
721:Chiltan Rifles
719:
716:
715:Bambore Rifles
712:
710:
704:
703:
701:
700:
697:
694:
691:
686:
683:
681:Kurram Militia
678:
677:Khattak Scouts
675:
672:
669:
666:
662:
660:
654:
653:
651:
650:
647:
644:
642:Orakzai Scouts
639:
637:Mohmand Rifles
634:
629:
624:
619:
617:Chitral Scouts
614:
609:
604:
600:
598:
592:
591:
587:Frontier Corps
583:
582:
575:
568:
560:
552:
551:
548:. p. 323.
529:
506:
505:
503:
500:
498:
497:
494:
491:
488:
485:
482:
479:
476:
473:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
455:
452:
449:
446:
443:
440:
437:
434:
431:
428:
421:
418:
414:
412:
409:
386:Sitara-e-Jurat
368:Following the
312:Tirah Campaign
307:
304:
296:Kurram Militia
280:
279:
261:
260:
226:
225:
186:
183:
171:Frontier Corps
167:Kurram Militia
161:
158:
157:
154:
150:
149:
145:
144:
143:Colonel Tausif
141:
137:
136:
132:
131:
129:
128:
123:
118:
113:
111:Tirah Campaign
107:
105:
101:
100:
97:
93:
92:
87:
83:
82:
79:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
63:
59:
58:
56:Frontier Corps
53:
49:
48:
45:
41:
40:
37:
33:
32:
29:
21:
20:
19:Kurram Militia
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
848:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
818:
816:
801:
800:Taftan Rifles
798:
795:
792:
790:Makran Scouts
789:
787:
786:Kharan Rifles
784:
781:
778:
776:
773:
770:
767:
765:
762:
761:
759:
757:
753:
747:
744:
741:
738:
735:
732:
729:
726:
723:
720:
718:Chaman Scouts
717:
714:
713:
711:
709:
705:
698:
695:
692:
690:
689:Shawal Rifles
687:
684:
682:
679:
676:
673:
670:
667:
664:
663:
661:
659:
655:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
632:Mahsud Scouts
630:
628:
627:Khyber Rifles
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
607:Bajaur Scouts
605:
602:
601:
599:
597:
593:
588:
581:
576:
574:
569:
567:
562:
561:
558:
547:
543:
539:
533:
525:
521:
517:
511:
507:
495:
492:
489:
486:
483:
480:
477:
474:
471:
468:
465:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
447:
444:
441:
438:
435:
432:
429:
426:
422:
419:
416:
415:
408:
406:
402:
398:
394:
389:
387:
383:
379:
375:
371:
366:
364:
360:
356:
352:
348:
343:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
320:
318:
317:flying column
313:
303:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
277:
275:
270:
269:
268:
266:
258:
256:
252:
247:
246:
245:
243:
239:
235:
231:
223:
221:
217:
212:
211:
210:
208:
204:
200:
199:Kurram Valley
196:
192:
182:
180:
176:
172:
168:
162:Military unit
155:
151:
146:
142:
138:
133:
127:
124:
122:
119:
117:
114:
112:
109:
108:
106:
102:
98:
94:
91:
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
60:
57:
54:
50:
46:
42:
38:
34:
27:
22:
17:
782:Kalat Scouts
779:Dasht Scouts
746:Zhob Militia
699:Tochi Scouts
696:Thall Scouts
680:
674:Gomal Scouts
668:Badar Rifles
649:Tirah Rifles
541:
532:
526:p. 380.
519:
510:
390:
367:
344:
321:
309:
295:
284:Turi Militia
283:
281:
271:
262:
257:into Kurram"
248:
227:
213:
188:
166:
164:
39:1892–present
739:Sibi Scouts
646:Swat Scouts
612:Bara Rifles
546:John Murray
516:Caroe, Olaf
345:During the
340:Zazi Maidan
104:Engagements
86:Garrison/HQ
815:Categories
742:Sui Rifles
622:Dir Scouts
589:(Pakistan)
544:. London:
522:. London:
502:References
411:Commanders
401:25-pounder
361:, and one
351:Nadir Khan
306:Operations
292:Parachinar
242:Olaf Caroe
153:Unit Crest
140:Commandant
135:Commanders
90:Parachinar
355:Jalalabad
300:companies
249:"In 1891
185:Formation
540:(1906).
518:(1958).
382:Chakothi
267:wrote:
238:Zaimukht
209:noted:
175:Pakistan
148:Insignia
47:Pakistan
397:battery
274:Orakzai
244:wrote:
234:Bangash
44:Country
324:Wazirs
251:Samana
222:group"
220:Afridi
216:Waziri
52:Branch
36:Active
405:troop
338:from
336:Zazis
328:Bannu
288:Sadda
255:Thall
230:Turis
236:and
165:The
78:Size
70:Role
62:Type
326:in
173:of
817::
407:.
365:.
579:e
572:t
565:v
278:.
259:.
224:.
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