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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]]. | |||
*'''Uniform''' - Khaki | ==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 | *'''Facings''' - White | ||
*'''Badge''' - Crossed bayonets and flags and crown. Railway crest superimposed. | *'''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== | |||
<references /> | |||
[[Category:Auxiliary Force (India)]] | |||
[[Category:Railway Regiments]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:03, 7 August 2021
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[1]
- 1886 amalgamated with the Ghadeshi Volunteer Rifle Corps[1]
- 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[2]
- Facings - White
- Badge - Crossed bayonets and flags and crown. Railway crest superimposed.
- 1st Battalion
- B, B & CIR Vol Rifle Corps
- Headquarters - 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".[3]
Detached companies
In 1901:[2]
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
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. [4]
External links
- Button: B.R. & C.I.R. Volunteers indiannumismatics.com
- “The cap badge of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment”[5]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jackson, Major Donovan India's Army (1940)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Indian Army List 1st Sept 1901
- ↑ Page 122 Rajputana District Gazetteers: Volume I-A Ajmer Merwara by C C Watson, ICS 1904 Archive.org
- ↑ "My Family at War – Part 2: Hammie Neill" Scroll down. nickmetcalfe.co.uk.
- ↑ “The cap badge of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment” nickmetcalfe.co.uk.