THE 14TH KING GEORGE'S OWN SIKHS THE 1ST BATTALION (K.G.O.) (FEROZEPORE SIKHS), THE 11TH SIKH REGIMENT

The History of the 14th Sikhs has long been out of print and is a key history for those interested in the Indian troops at Gallipoli. This history written by Colonel Talbot has much greater coverage of the regiments great war service than the 1948 one by Lieutenant-Colonel Bamford which concentrates on the Second world war.



The regiment is best know for their part in the Third Battle of Krithia at Gully Ravine on 14th June suffering casualties of 12 British officers out of 15 and 11 Indian officers out of 14. In addition they lost 380 men out of 514 dead and wounded. By the 6th of July the Battalion was reduced to two officers and 117 men