13th Frontier Force Rifles

13th Frontier Force Rifles
Active1922–1956
Country British India
 Pakistan
Branch British Indian Army
 Pakistan Army
TypeInfantry
Regimental CentreAbbottabad
UniformRifle green; faced scarlet
EngagementsNorth West Frontier of India
Indian Mutiny 1857–58
Second Afghan War 1878–80
Boxer Rebellion 1900
Somaliland 1902–03
First World War 1914–18
Third Afghan War 1919
Second World War 1939–45
Kashmir War 1948
Commanders
Colonel-in-ChiefGeorge V
Colonel CommandantField Marshal The Lord Birdwood

The 13th Frontier Force Rifles was part of the British Indian Army, and after 1947, Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1922 by amalgamation of five existing regiments and consisted of five regular battalions. In 1947, it was allocated to the Pakistan Army.


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