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Burma Railways Volunteer Corps
The Burma Railways Volunteer Corps were an auxiliary regiment in Burma.
"In the case of an outbreak of hostilities, the special work of the Burma Railway Volunteers would be to ensure that the railway communications were undisturbed, and to hold the stations....one of the regulations of the Burma Railway Company is that all their European and Eurasian employees shall undergo the necessary military training to make themselves efficient members of it." [1]
Chronology
- 1879 raised 18th April (by GGO 370, 2nd May 1879)[2]
- 1899 designation altered to Burma Railways Volunteer Corps (by GGO 730, dated 30th June 1899)[2]
- 1906-1908 numerical statistic = c 850 men. [1]
Details
Detached companies
In 1901:[2]
Notes
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 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.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Indian Army List 1st Sept 1901