Frontier Corps
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The following structure of the Frontier Corps applied in 1921[1]
Theses units were not “regiments” of the Indian Army, rather they were armed para-military units paid for by the civil purse and under the control of the local Political Agent. Officers were seconded from the Indian Army.
- Kurram Militia
- North Waziristan Militia later replaced by the Tochi Scouts
- South Waziristan Militia later replaced by South Waziristan Scouts
- Mohmand Militia . In 1922 merged into the Frontier Constabulary
- Chitral Scouts
- Zhob Militia
- Mekran Levy Corps
- Gilgit Scouts
The Khyber Rifles was a similar type of unit which had been disbanded in 1919.
External links
- Frontier Corps page 57 The Indian Army 1914-1947 by Ian Sumner Google Books
- Page 313 A Concise History of Afghanistan in 25 Volumes, Volume 1 by Hamid Wahed Alikuzai Google Books
- The Transfrontier Corps page 144 Edge of Empire: The British Political Officer and Tribal Administration on the North-West Frontier, 1877-1947 by Christian Tripodi Google Books
- References to the Kurram Militia: page 58 Nothing But!: Book Two: The Long Road To Freedom by Brigadier Samir Bhattacharya Google Books
Footnote
- ↑ India Army List 1921 online version file page 84 actual page 95
