Auxiliary Regiments: Difference between revisions

From FIBIwiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
← Older editNewer edit →
move railway reg stuff to own article to keep this one more simple (as its confusing enough already)
Line 144: Line 144:
*[[3rd Punjab Rifles]]  
*[[3rd Punjab Rifles]]  
*[[1st Punjab Volunteer Rifle Corps]]  
*[[1st Punjab Volunteer Rifle Corps]]  
*[[2nd Punjab Volunteer Rifle Corps]]
*[[2nd Punjab (Simla) Volunteer Rifle Corps]]
*[[3rd Punjab (North-Western Railway) Volunteer Rifle Corps]]
*[[3rd Punjab (North-Western Railway) Volunteer Rifle Corps]]
*[[Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps]]
*[[Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps]]
Line 150: Line 150:
*[[Shillong Volunteer Rifles]]
*[[Shillong Volunteer Rifles]]
*[[Sibpore College Volunteer Rifle Corps]]
*[[Sibpore College Volunteer Rifle Corps]]
*[[Simla Rifles]]
*[[4th Simla Rifles]]
*[[Simla Volunteer Rifle Corps]]
*[[Simla Volunteer Rifle Corps]]
*[[Sind, Punjab and Indus Valley Railways Volunteer Rifle Corps]]
*[[Sind, Punjab and Indus Valley Railways Volunteer Rifle Corps]]
Line 169: Line 167:
Corps redesignated as numbered battalions on the 1st April 1917 on formation of the IDF:
Corps redesignated as numbered battalions on the 1st April 1917 on formation of the IDF:
<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
<div style="column-count:3;-moz-column-count:3;-webkit-column-count:3">
*[[2nd Nagpur  Rifles]]  
*[[2nd Nagpur Rifles]]
*[[4th Simla Rifles]]  
*[[5th Calcutta Battalion]]
*[[5th Calcutta Battalion]]
*[[6th Bangalore, Coorg and Mysore  Battalion]]
*[[6th Bangalore, Coorg and Mysore  Battalion]]
Line 209: Line 208:
*[[Nilgiri Malabar Battalion]]
*[[Nilgiri Malabar Battalion]]
*[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Battalion]]
*[[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Battalion]]
*[[Simla Rifles]]
*[[South Indian Railway Battalion]]
*[[South Indian Railway Battalion]]
</div>
</div>

Revision as of 20:46, 15 April 2010

Auxiliary or volunteer regiments were originally local civilian volunteer corps tasked with local security. In 1917 compulsory service was introduced. When the corps became the Auxiliary Force, India in 1920 volunteer service was resumed, however there was a minimum term of service.

History

  • Post-1858 - volunteer corps formed over subsequent decades
  • 1917 - Formation of Indian Defence Force (IDF), disbanded at the end of the war
  • 1920 - Formation of Auxiliary Force (India) (AFI)

Indian volunteer force

After the Indian Mutiny local volunteer infantry forces began to be set up. Cavalry corps started in the 1860s and the first volunteer artillery brigade was constituted in 1879. Railway companies also formed infantry corps from their staff beginning in 1869, more on which can be found in the Railway Regiments article.

The volunteer corps were open to Europeans and 'Eurasians' and, with the exception of an adjutant, consisted entirely of volunteers.

However, in railway employment, it was virtually compulsory for all employees, both European and Eurasian, to enlist in the Railway Volunteer Regiments.

Indian Defence Force

During the First World War compulsory service was deemed necessary and the Indian Defence Force Act was passed in 1917. The volunteer corps became units of the IDF and were redesignated. European British men between the ages of 18 and 41 were subject to compulsory service. Some corps allowed Indians to join as volunteers.

The IDF corps performed local security duties during the war and were not sent to the front. Some officers were transferred to regular Indian Army units. After the War the IDF as an official organization was disbanded.

Auxiliary Force India

A further reorganization of the units occured in 1920 when the Auxiliary Force (India) replaced the IDF. Volunteers enrolled for an indefinite period but could be discharged after four years (or upon reaching the age of 45). The AFI was disbanded upon Partition.

Cavalry

This list is currently being reorganized

1917 redesignations

Corps redesignated as numbered battalions on the 1st April 1917 on formation of the IDF:

1920 redesignations

Battalions and regiments redesignated on the 1st October 1920 on formation of the AFI:

Infantry

This list is currently being reorganized

1917 redesignations

Corps redesignated as numbered battalions on the 1st April 1917 on formation of the IDF:

1918:

1920 redesignations

Battalions and regiments redesignated on the 1st October 1920 on formation of the AFI:

1926

Artillery

This list is currently being reorganized

Volunteer units of the Royal Artillery in India.

1917 redesignations

Batteries and brigades redesignated on the 1st April 1917 on formation of the IDF:

1920 redesignations

Batteries and brigades redesignated on the 1st October 1920 on formation of the AFI:

1925

1933 redesignations

Batteries and brigades redesignated in 1933:

Engineers

Corps Of Signals

Machine Gun Corps

External links

Retrieved from "https://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Auxiliary_Regiments&oldid=25419"