IV. (Cossipore) Field Brigade
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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]
