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Jemadar- One pip and red-yellow-red band ribbon after it.
Jemadar- One pip and red-yellow-red band ribbon after it.


== Infantry ==
Havildar Major or Daffadar Major- Royal Crest


{|
Havildar or Daffadar- Three Chevrons
| '''Officer'''
|
| '''Badge'''
|-
| [[Subadar-Major]]
|
| A Crown
|-
| [[Subadar]]
|
| Two Stars
|-
| [[Jemadar]]
|
| One Star
|-
| '''Other Ranks'''
|
| '''Badge'''
|-
| [[Havildar-Major]]
|
| Royal Arms
|-
| [[Havildar]]
|
| Three Stripes
|-
| [[Naik]]
|
| Two Stripes
|-
| [[Lance-Naik]]
|
| One Stripe
|}


''A [[sepoy]] is a private in the infantry.''
Naik or Lance Daffadar- Two Chevrons


Lance Naik or Acting Lance Daffadar- One Chevron


[[Category:Military ranks]]
Sepoy or Sowar- No Insignia
[[Category:Indian Army]]
[[Category:East India Company Armies]]

Revision as of 14:21, 29 July 2010

As per Dress Regulations 1867

Subadar- Golden Crossed Swords

Jemadar- Golden Sword

As per Dress Regulations 1888

Subadar- Golden Crossed Swords(Except Gurkha) or Crossed Kukries(Gurkha)

Jemadar- Golden Sword(Except Gurkha) or Kukri(Gurkha)

  • Before 1900, All Indian Officers wore rank insignias on collar or right shoulder.


As per Dress regulations 1901,

Subadar Major or Risaldar Major-Three pips

Subadar or Risaldar or Rissaider- Two pips

Jemadar- One pip

  • Before 1910, All Indian Officers of siladar system Cavalry regiment were known as Risaldar, Rissaidar and

Risaldar Major rank. All permanent Cavalry Indian Officers were known as Subadar and Subadar Major (Bodyguards and Madras Lancer and Light Cavalry regiments)


As per Dress regulations 1913,

Subadar Major or Risaldar Major-One crown

Subadar or Risaldar or Rissaider- Two pips

Jemadar- One pip

  • After Great war Rissaidar rank was abolished.


As per Dress regulations 1931,

Subadar Major or Risaldar Major-One crown

Subadar or Risaldar- Two pips

Jemadar- One pip


After 1935,

Risaldar Major or Subadar Major- Three pips (or crown) on the red-yellow-red band ribbon

Risaldar or Subedar- Two pips on red-yellow-red band ribbon

Jemadar- One pip on red-yellow-red band ribbon.


After 1945, Second World War

Risaldar Major or Subadar Major- One crown and red-yellow-red band ribbon after it.

Risaldar or Subadar- Two pips and red-yellow-red band ribbon after it.

Jemadar- One pip and red-yellow-red band ribbon after it.

Havildar Major or Daffadar Major- Royal Crest

Havildar or Daffadar- Three Chevrons

Naik or Lance Daffadar- Two Chevrons

Lance Naik or Acting Lance Daffadar- One Chevron

Sepoy or Sowar- No Insignia