Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment
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The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment were an auxiliary regiment under the Bombay command.
Chronology
- 1877 raised as the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Volunteer Corps on the 3rd August[1]
- 1886 amalgamated in 1886 with the Ghadeshi Volunteer Rifle Corps[1]
- 1887 amalgamed with the Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps, who became the 2nd Battalion
- 1917 1st April, became the 17th Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Battalion
- 1920 1st October, redesignated Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment
Details
- Uniform - Khaki drill[2]
- Facings - White
- Badge - Crossed bayonets and flags and crown. Railway crest superimposed.
- 1st Battalion
- B, B & CIR Vol Rifle Corps
- Headquarters - Bombay
- 2nd Battalion
- Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps
- Headquarters - Ajmere
