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*The names of Officers and NCOs of the Kolar Gold Fields Rifle Volunteers, 1905 are listed | *The names of Officers and NCOs of the Kolar Gold Fields Rifle Volunteers, 1905 are listed at the bottom of [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027124721/http://geocities.com/kolargoldfield/kgf1905.html The List of Residents of K.G.F in 1905] from the late Ronnie Johnson's archived website. | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/indianpicturespr00malcuoft#page/182/mode/2up “The Kolar Gold-Fields”] ''Indian pictures and problems'' p182, Sir Ian Zachary Malcolm (1907) Archive.org, briefly mentions the corps of Volunteers | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/indianpicturespr00malcuoft#page/182/mode/2up “The Kolar Gold-Fields”] ''Indian pictures and problems'' p182, Sir Ian Zachary Malcolm (1907) Archive.org, briefly mentions the corps of Volunteers. | ||
*[https://www.oldindianphotos.in/2014/07/officers-ncos-of-kolar-gold-fields.html "Officers & NCOs of Kolar Gold Fields Volunteers" - Karnataka, 1896 - Old Indian Photos] Photograph with handwritten names | *[https://www.oldindianphotos.in/2014/07/officers-ncos-of-kolar-gold-fields.html "Officers & NCOs of Kolar Gold Fields Volunteers" - Karnataka, 1896 - Old Indian Photos] Photograph with handwritten names. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 04:37, 4 February 2019
The Kolar Gold Fields Battalion were an auxiliary regiment.
Chronology
- 1903 formed as the Kolar Gold Fields Rifle Volunteers (name tbc) on 23rd January from a detachment of the Bangalore Rifle Volunteers[1]
- 1917 became 43rd Kolar Gold Fields Battalion on 1st April[1]
- 1920 redesignated on 1st October as the Kolar Gold Fields Battalion[1]
Details
By 1940:[1]
- Uniform - Khaki
- Badge - Crossed pickaxe and hammer in circle superscribed "The Kolar Gold Fields Bn", all surmounted by crown
External links
- The names of Officers and NCOs of the Kolar Gold Fields Rifle Volunteers, 1905 are listed at the bottom of The List of Residents of K.G.F in 1905 from the late Ronnie Johnson's archived website.
- “The Kolar Gold-Fields” Indian pictures and problems p182, Sir Ian Zachary Malcolm (1907) Archive.org, briefly mentions the corps of Volunteers.
- "Officers & NCOs of Kolar Gold Fields Volunteers" - Karnataka, 1896 - Old Indian Photos Photograph with handwritten names.