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Originally raised on 29th December 1875 as the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway Volunteer Corps]] and on 5th August 1908 amalgamated with the [[Midland Railway Volunteer Corps]], which was raised on 22nd August 1890 and became the 2nd Battalion. On 1st April 1917 became the [[13th Great Indian Peninsula Railway Battalion]] and then the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment on 1st October 1920.
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[[Image:Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway_Volunteer_Rifle_Corps_pouch_belt_plate.jpg|right|thumb|150px|GIPR Volunteer Rifle Corps pouch belt plate]]
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The '''Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment''' were an [[auxiliary regiment]] under the Bombay command. They comprised staff of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]].
  
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*'''Uniform''' - Khaki
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==Chronology==
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*'''Facings''' - White
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*'''1875''' raised on 29th December as the '''Great Indian Peninsula Railway Volunteer Corps'''<ref name="IAL">''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref>
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*'''Badge''' - A stringed bugle surmounted by a crown with a scroll below inscribed "G.I.P. Rly. Regt."
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*'''1908''' amalgamated with the [[Midland Railway Volunteer Corps]], which became 2nd Battalion, on 5th August<ref name="Jack" />
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[[Category:Auxiliary Regiments]]
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*'''1917''' 1st April became '''13th Great Indian Peninsula Railway Battalion'''<ref name="Jack" />
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*'''1920''' redesignated Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment on 1st October<ref name="Jack">Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref>
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==Details==
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*'''Headquarters''' - [[Bombay (City)|Bombay]]
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===Uniform===
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Circa 1901:<ref name="IAL" />
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*Uniform - Blue
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*Facings - Red
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*Working dress- Khaki drill
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Circa 1920:
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*Uniform - Khaki
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*Facings - White
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*Badge - A stringed bugle surmounted by a crown with a scroll below inscribed "G.I.P. Rly. Regt."
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==External Links==
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*[http://home.the-wire.com/~raga/bhs.html Barnes In Retrospect] by Mr. W. R. Coles. Contains details of the Cadet Company, Barnes School, Devlali, or [[Deolali]] on the Deccan Plateau; strength, 2 officers and 60 cadets. All the senior boys joined as soon as they were fifteen.
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==Notes==
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<references />
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[[Category:Auxiliary Force (India)]]
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[[Category:Railway Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 23:08, 14 December 2016

GIPR Volunteer Rifle Corps pouch belt plate

The Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment were an auxiliary regiment under the Bombay command. They comprised staff of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway.

Chronology

  • 1875 raised on 29th December as the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Volunteer Corps[1]
  • 1908 amalgamated with the Midland Railway Volunteer Corps, which became 2nd Battalion, on 5th August[2]
  • 1917 1st April became 13th Great Indian Peninsula Railway Battalion[2]
  • 1920 redesignated Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment on 1st October[2]

Details

Uniform

Circa 1901:[1]

  • Uniform - Blue
  • Facings - Red
  • Working dress- Khaki drill

Circa 1920:

  • Uniform - Khaki
  • Facings - White
  • Badge - A stringed bugle surmounted by a crown with a scroll below inscribed "G.I.P. Rly. Regt."

External Links

  • Barnes In Retrospect by Mr. W. R. Coles. Contains details of the Cadet Company, Barnes School, Devlali, or Deolali on the Deccan Plateau; strength, 2 officers and 60 cadets. All the senior boys joined as soon as they were fifteen.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Indian Army List 1st Sept 1901
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Jackson, Major Donovan India's Army (1940)
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