▁ 2 ▁of ▁S ik hs ▁and ▁ 2 ▁of ▁P un j abi ▁H ind us . ▁▁ ▁This ▁divers ity ▁was ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁en list ment ▁system ▁of ▁the ▁period ; ▁under ▁which ▁about ▁three - quarters ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁reg iments ▁were ▁each ▁rec ru ited ▁from ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁religious ▁or ▁ra cial ▁groups . ▁The ▁ 7 4 th ▁P un j ab is ▁had ▁histor ically ▁been ▁a ▁Mad ras i ▁regiment ▁( see ▁below ) ▁but ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁general ▁policy ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁rec ruit ment ▁had ▁changed ▁to ▁the ▁P un j ab ▁after ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁▁▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁L uck now ▁Division ▁which ▁initially ▁remained ▁in ▁India ▁on ▁internal ▁security ▁and ▁training ▁duties . ▁They ▁were ▁posted ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁( I r ish ) ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁S ina i ▁and ▁Palest ine ▁Camp aign . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁the ▁Indian ▁government ▁reform ed ▁the ▁army ▁moving ▁from ▁single ▁batt alion ▁reg iments ▁to ▁multi ▁batt alion ▁reg iments . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁ 7 4 th ▁P un j ab is ▁became ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Battalion , ▁ 2 nd ▁P un j ab ▁Regiment . ▁This ▁new ▁regiment ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁