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==Chronology==
==Chronology==
*'''1877''' raised as the '''Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Volunteer Corps''' on the 3rd August<ref name=Jack>Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref>
*'''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 />
*'''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
*'''1887''' amalgamated with the [[Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps]], who became the 2nd Battalion
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:Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps
:Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps
:Headquarters - [[Ajmere]]
: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===
===Detached companies===
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:*[[Indore]]
:*[[Indore]]
:*[[Mhow]]
:*[[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==
==Notes==
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[[Category:Auxiliary Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category:Auxiliary Force (India)]]
[[Category:Railway Regiments]]
[[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

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Jackson, Major Donovan India's Army (1940)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Indian Army List 1st Sept 1901
  3. Page 122 Rajputana District Gazetteers: Volume I-A Ajmer Merwara by C C Watson, ICS 1904 Archive.org
  4. "My Family at War – Part 2: Hammie Neill" Scroll down. nickmetcalfe.co.uk.
  5. “The cap badge of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment” nickmetcalfe.co.uk.