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The 1st Battalion was formed as the [[Madras Railway Volunteers]] on the 21st August 1885 and the 2nd Battalion as the [[Southern Mahratta Railway Rifle Corps]] on the 20th October 1886. Amalgamated with the [[Bellary Volunteer Rifle Corp]], which was raised on the 24th July 1885, on the 28th January 1898. Reconstituted as the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles on the 4th June 1910 and then the [[32nd Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles]] on the 1st April 1917 before becoming the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles again on the 1st October 1920.
The '''Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles''' were an [[auxiliary regiment]] under the Madras command.


==Chronology==
*'''1910''' on 4th June the [[Madras Railway Volunteers]] and [[Southern Mahratta Railway Rifle Corps]] amalgamated to become '''Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles''',<ref name="Jack">Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref>
*'''1917''' renamed '''32nd Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles''', 1st April<ref name="Jack" />
*'''1920''' redesignated the Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles on 1st October<ref name="Jack" />
==Details==
*'''Uniform''' - Khaki
*'''Uniform''' - Khaki
*'''Facings''' - White
*'''Facings''' - White
*'''Badge''' - Eight pointed star surmounted by a crown with a bugle encircled by a garter in the centre
*'''Badge''' - Eight pointed star surmounted by a crown with a bugle encircled by a garter in the centre
*'''Motto''' - "One and all"
*'''Motto''' - "One and all"
[[Category:Auxiliary Regiments]]
 
===Battalions===
The Madras Railway Volunteers became 1st Battalion and the Southern Mahratta Railway Rifle Corps became 2nd Battalion.
 
==Notes==
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[[Category:Auxiliary Force (India)]]

Revision as of 15:14, 12 March 2010

The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles were an auxiliary regiment under the Madras command.

Chronology

Details

  • Uniform - Khaki
  • Facings - White
  • Badge - Eight pointed star surmounted by a crown with a bugle encircled by a garter in the centre
  • Motto - "One and all"

Battalions

The Madras Railway Volunteers became 1st Battalion and the Southern Mahratta Railway Rifle Corps became 2nd Battalion.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jackson, Major Donovan India's Army (1940)
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