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*'''1879''' raised 18th April (by GGO 370, 2nd May 1879)<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | *'''1879''' raised 18th April (by GGO 370, 2nd May 1879)<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | ||
*'''1899''' designation altered to Burma Railways Volunteer Corps (by GGO 730, dated 30th June 1899)<ref name=IAL /> | *'''1899''' designation altered to Burma Railways Volunteer Corps (by GGO 730, dated 30th June 1899)<ref name=IAL /> | ||
*'''1906-1908''' numerical statistic = c 850 men .<ref name=Southeast>Wright, Arnold (Ed) [http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=sea;cc=sea;q1=burma%20railway%20volunteers;rgn=full%20text;idno=sea362;didno=sea362;view=image;seq=267 ‘’Twentieth Century Impressions of Burma (1910) – Burma Railway Volunteers] Website of Cornell University. Section discussing the history and activities of the Corps.</ref> | |||
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