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*'''1879''' raised on 14th June as '''Bengal and North Western Railway Volunteer Rifles'''<ref name="IAL">''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref> | *'''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="IAL" /> | *'''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="IAL" /> | |||
*'''1917''' 1st April became '''22nd Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion'''<ref name="Jack" /> | *'''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="Jack">Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | *'''1920''' redesignated Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion on 1st October<ref name="Jack">Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref> | ||
Revision as of 00:16, 15 February 2010
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