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− | + | The '''Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion''' were an [[auxiliary regiment]] under the Bengal command. They comprised staff of the [[Bengal and North-Western Railway]]. | |
− | *'''Uniform''' - Khaki | + | ==Chronology== |
+ | *'''1879''' raised on 14th June as '''Bengal and North Western Railway Volunteer Rifles'''<ref name="IAL">''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | ||
+ | *'''1892''' amalgamated with the [[Tirhoot State Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps]] on 17th June (GGO 573, dated 17th June 1893)<ref name="IAL" /> | ||
+ | *'''1917''' 1st April became '''22nd Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion'''<ref name="Jack" /> | ||
+ | *'''1920''' redesignated Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion on 1st October<ref name="Jack">Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | ||
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+ | ==Details== | ||
+ | *'''Headquarters''' - [[Gorakhpur]] | ||
+ | *'''Uniform''' - Khaki drill<ref name="IAL" /> | ||
*'''Facings''' - White | *'''Facings''' - White | ||
*'''Badge''' - St Andrew's Cross in a thistle wreath | *'''Badge''' - St Andrew's Cross in a thistle wreath | ||
− | [[Category:Auxiliary Regiments]] | + | |
+ | ==Notes== | ||
+ | <references /> | ||
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+ | [[Category:Auxiliary Infantry Regiments]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Railway Regiments]] |
Revision as of 00:06, 15 February 2010
The Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion were an auxiliary regiment under the Bengal command. They comprised staff of the Bengal and North-Western Railway.
Chronology
- 1879 raised on 14th June as Bengal and North Western Railway Volunteer Rifles[1]
- 1892 amalgamated with the Tirhoot State Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps on 17th June (GGO 573, dated 17th June 1893)[1]
- 1917 1st April became 22nd Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion[2]
- 1920 redesignated Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion on 1st October[2]
Details
- Headquarters - Gorakhpur
- Uniform - Khaki drill[1]
- Facings - White
- Badge - St Andrew's Cross in a thistle wreath