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Burma Railways Volunteer Corps
The Burma Railways Volunteer Corps were an auxiliary regiment in Burma.
Chronology
- 1879 raised 18th April (by GGO 370, 2nd May 1879)[1]
- 1899 designation altered to Burma Railways Volunteer Corps (by GGO 730, dated 30th June 1899)[1]
- 1906-1908 numerical statistic = c 850 men .[2]
Details
Detached companies
In 1901:[1]
Notes
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Indian Army List 1st Sept 1901
- ↑ Wright, Arnold (Ed) ‘’Twentieth Century Impressions of Burma (1910) – Burma Railway Volunteers Website of Cornell University. Section discussing the history and activities of the Corps.