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==Chronology==
==Chronology==
*'''21 September 1883''' raised as the Calcutta Naval Artillery Volunteers
*'''21 September 1883''' raised as the Calcutta Naval Artillery Volunteers
*'''c 1902'''  change of name to Calcutta Port Defence Volunteers/Volunteer Corps,  Artillery/Garrison Artillery (exact details unclear)
*'''c 1902'''  change of name to [[Calcutta Port Defence Volunteers]]/Volunteer Corps,  Artillery/Garrison Artillery (exact details unclear)
* '''1 April 1917''' became Calcutta Port Defence Group Garrison Artillery
* '''1 April 1917''' became Calcutta Port Defence Group Garrison Artillery
*'''1 October 1920''' became 1 Calcutta Port Defence Field Brigade
*'''1 October 1920''' became 1 Calcutta Port Defence Field Brigade

Latest revision as of 03:52, 14 March 2015

The Calcutta Naval Artillery Volunteers was an auxiliary regiment.

Chronology

First World War

Some members of the Calcutta Port Defence Volunteers, along with members of the Cossipore Artillery Volunteers, joined the Calcutta Volunteer Battery. Different detachments saw service in East Africa, Mesopotamia and Egypt.

References

  1. Auxiliary Forces in India "We Gunners", quoting India's Army by Major Donovan Jackson