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*'''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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[[Category:Auxiliary | [[Category:Auxiliary Force (India)]] | ||
[[Category:Railway Regiments]] | [[Category:Railway Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 17:12, 9 March 2010
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
Detached companies
In 1901:[2]
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion