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The '''Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment''' were an [[auxiliary regiment]] under the Bombay command.  They comprised staff of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]].

==Chronology==
*'''1877''' raised as the '''Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps''' on the 3rd August<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref>
*'''1886''' amalgamated with the [[Ghadeshi Volunteer Rifle Corps]]<ref name=Jack />
*'''1887''' amalgamated with the [[Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps]], who became the 2nd Battalion
*'''1917''' 1st April, became the '''17th Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Battalion'''
*'''1920''' 1st October, redesignated Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment

==Details==
*'''Uniform''' - Khaki drill<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref>
*'''Facings''' - White
*'''Badge''' - Crossed bayonets and flags and crown. Railway crest superimposed.

*'''1st Battalion'''
:B, B & CIR Vol Rifle Corps 
:Headquarters - [[Bombay (City)|Bombay]]

*'''2nd Battalion'''
:Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps
:Headquarters - [[Ajmere]]
:"Ajmer is the head-quarters of the 2nd Battalion, Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Volunteer Rifles. The corps originally formed part of the Agra Volunteer Rifle Corps, with the title of Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps. In 1887 its title was changed to the present designation. It consists of 11 companies, including a cadet company at Mount Abu. Its strength in 1903 stood at 344".<ref> [https://archive.org/stream/rajputanadistri00agegoog#page/n141/mode/2up Page 122] ''Rajputana District Gazetteers: Volume I-A Ajmer Merwara'' by C C Watson, ICS 1904 Archive.org</ref>

===Detached companies===
In 1901:<ref name=IAL />
*1st Battalion
:*[[Rutlam]]
:*[[Ahmedabad]]
:*[[Bhavnagarpara]]
:*[[Jetalsar]]

*2nd Battalion
:*[[Abu Road]]
:*[[Jeypore]]
:*[[Bandikui]]
:*[[Sirsa]]
:*[[Fatehgarh]]
:*[[Indore]]
:*[[Mhow]]

==Individuals==
On 16 November 1927 Sergeant Hammie Neill was transferred from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles, at Wellington in Madras and posted as a Staff Sergeant Instructor to the 2nd Battalion, Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment, based at Ajmer Cantonment in Rajasthan, where he remained for six years. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210806073023/https://www.nickmetcalfe.co.uk/my-family-at-war-part-2-hammie-neill/ "My Family at War – Part 2: Hammie Neill"] Scroll down. nickmetcalfe.co.uk.</ref>

==External links==
*[http://indiannumismatics.com/proddetail.php?prod=013183 Button: B.R. & C.I.R. Volunteers] indiannumismatics.com
*“The cap badge of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment”<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210807012419/https://www.nickmetcalfe.co.uk/my-family-at-war-part-2-hammie-neill/bombay-baroda-and-central-india-railway-regiment-badge/ “The cap badge of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment”] nickmetcalfe.co.uk. </ref>

==Notes==
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[[Category:Auxiliary Force (India)]]
[[Category:Railway Regiments]]