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| − | + | The '''Cossipore Field Brigade''' were an [[auxiliary regiment]]. | |
| − | [[Category:Auxiliary Regiments]] | + | |
| + | ==Chronology== | ||
| + | *'''1884''' raised 1st February<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | ||
| + | *'''1888''' redesignated as '''Cossipore Artillery Volunteers''' on the 7th September<ref name=IAL /> | ||
| + | *'''1917''' became '''I. (Cossipore) Mobile Brigade Artillery''', 1st April<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | ||
| + | *'''1920''' redesignated IV. (Cossipore) Field Brigade, 1st October<ref name=Jack /> | ||
| + | *'''1925''' amalgamated with the [[I. (Calcutta Port Defence) Field Brigade]] on the 18th December to form the [[Bengal Artillery (AFI)]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Details== | ||
| + | *'''Headquarters''' - [[Calcutta]] | ||
| + | *'''Uniform''' | ||
| + | :*Full dress - Blue serge or cloth | ||
| + | :*Working dress - Khaki drill<ref name=IAL /> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===Detached companies=== | ||
| + | In 1901:<ref name=IAL /> | ||
| + | <div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3"> | ||
| + | *[[Cossipore]] | ||
| + | *Baliaghatta | ||
| + | *Barnagore | ||
| + | *Kamarhatty | ||
| + | *Tittaghur | ||
| + | *[[Barrackpore]] | ||
| + | *Samnagar | ||
| + | *S--pore? | ||
| + | *Garden Reach | ||
| + | *Kanknarah | ||
| + | *Teleiniepara | ||
| + | *Rishra | ||
| + | *Goosery | ||
| + | *Budge-Budge | ||
| + | *[[Howrah]] | ||
| + | *Champdany | ||
| + | *Hastings | ||
| + | *Gourepore | ||
| + | *[[Dum-Dum]] | ||
| + | *Budderollah | ||
| + | *[[Fort Gloster]] | ||
| + | *[[Gondalpara]] | ||
| + | *Bally | ||
| + | *Juggerdal | ||
| + | *Khardah | ||
| + | *Isharpore | ||
| + | *Rajgunge | ||
| + | </div> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Miscellaneous== | ||
| + | Dave White says "My wife's ancestor, Sergeant Thomas Lomas was their Rifle-Shooting champion for 1912-1913."<ref>[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Cossipore_Artillery_Volunteers&oldid=870 FIBIwiki, 19 June 2007]</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Notes== | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
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| + | [[Category:Auxiliary Artillery Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 14:35, 23 February 2010
The Cossipore Field Brigade were an auxiliary regiment.
Chronology
- 1884 raised 1st February[1]
- 1888 redesignated as Cossipore Artillery Volunteers on the 7th September[1]
- 1917 became I. (Cossipore) Mobile Brigade Artillery, 1st April[2]
- 1920 redesignated IV. (Cossipore) Field Brigade, 1st October[2]
- 1925 amalgamated with the I. (Calcutta Port Defence) Field Brigade on the 18th December to form the Bengal Artillery (AFI)
Details
- Headquarters - Calcutta
- Uniform
- Full dress - Blue serge or cloth
- Working dress - Khaki drill[1]
Detached companies
In 1901:[1]
- Cossipore
- Baliaghatta
- Barnagore
- Kamarhatty
- Tittaghur
- Barrackpore
- Samnagar
- S--pore?
- Garden Reach
- Kanknarah
- Teleiniepara
- Rishra
- Goosery
- Budge-Budge
- Howrah
- Champdany
- Hastings
- Gourepore
- Dum-Dum
- Budderollah
- Fort Gloster
- Gondalpara
- Bally
- Juggerdal
- Khardah
- Isharpore
- Rajgunge
Miscellaneous
Dave White says "My wife's ancestor, Sergeant Thomas Lomas was their Rifle-Shooting champion for 1912-1913."[3]
