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==Chronology== | ==Chronology== | ||
*'''1879''' raised on 14th June as '''Bengal and North Western Railway Volunteer Rifles'''<ref name= | *'''1879''' raised on 14th June as '''Bengal and North Western Railway Volunteer Rifles'''<ref name=IAL>''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | ||
*'''1892''' amalgamated with the [[Tirhoot State Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps]] on 17th June (GGO 573, dated 17th June 1893)<ref name= | *'''1892''' amalgamated with the [[Tirhoot State Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps]] on 17th June (GGO 573, dated 17th June 1893)<ref name=IAL /> | ||
*'''1901''' designation altered (GOCC No. 327, dated 29th April 1901)<ref name= | *'''1901''' designation altered (GOCC No. 327, dated 29th April 1901)<ref name=IAL /> | ||
*'''1917''' 1st April became '''22nd Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion'''<ref name= | *'''1917''' 1st April became '''22nd Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion'''<ref name=Jack /> | ||
*'''1920''' redesignated Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion on 1st October<ref name= | *'''1920''' redesignated Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion on 1st October<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | ||
==Details== | ==Details== | ||
*'''Headquarters''' - [[Gorakhpur]] | *'''Headquarters''' - [[Gorakhpur]] | ||
*'''Uniform''' - Khaki drill<ref name= | *'''Uniform''' - Khaki drill<ref name=IAL /> | ||
*'''Facings''' - White | *'''Facings''' - White | ||
*'''Badge''' - St Andrew's Cross in a thistle wreath | *'''Badge''' - St Andrew's Cross in a thistle wreath | ||
===Detached companies=== | |||
In 1901:<ref name=IAL /> | |||
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*[[Ghazipur]] | |||
*[[Ballia]] | |||
*[[Nonpara]] | |||
*[[Azamgarh]] | |||
*[[Sanepur]] | |||
*[[Somastipur]] | |||
*[[Bettiah]] | |||
*[[Sermaria Ghat]] | |||
*[[Mozufferpore]] | |||
*[[Gonda]] | |||
*[[Basti]] | |||
*[[Mankapur]] | |||
*[[Bahraich]] | |||
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== External links== | |||
*Entry from [http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1529430/MONKS,%20D%20E cwgc.org] Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |||
:Monks, D E. Rank: Major. Date of Death: 11/12/1918 | |||
:Regiment: Bengal North Western Railway. Service: Railway Survey Siestan (Persia) | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Auxiliary | [[Category:Auxiliary Force (India)]] | ||
[[Category:Railway Regiments]] | [[Category:Railway Regiments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 04:45, 1 November 2012
The Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion were an auxiliary regiment under the Bengal command. They comprised staff of the Bengal and North-Western Railway.
Chronology
- 1879 raised on 14th June as Bengal and North Western Railway Volunteer Rifles[1]
- 1892 amalgamated with the Tirhoot State Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps on 17th June (GGO 573, dated 17th June 1893)[1]
- 1901 designation altered (GOCC No. 327, dated 29th April 1901)[1]
- 1917 1st April became 22nd Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion[2]
- 1920 redesignated Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion on 1st October[2]
Details
- Headquarters - Gorakhpur
- Uniform - Khaki drill[1]
- Facings - White
- Badge - St Andrew's Cross in a thistle wreath
Detached companies
In 1901:[1]
External links
- Entry from cwgc.org Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Monks, D E. Rank: Major. Date of Death: 11/12/1918
- Regiment: Bengal North Western Railway. Service: Railway Survey Siestan (Persia)
Notes