21st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry

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Known as 21st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry in the Madras Army
Known as 81st Pioneers in the Indian Army

Chronology

  • 1786 formed as 28th Madras Battalion
  • 1796 became 1st Battalion, 11th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1824 became 21st Regiment of Madras Native Infantry
  • 1885 became 21st Madras Infantry (Pioneers)
  • 1901 became 21st Madras Pioneers
  • 1903 became 81st Madras Pioneers
  • 1922 became 10th/1st Madras Pioneers
  • 1929 became Corps of Madras Pioneers
  • 1933 disbanded

External Links

  • 81st Pioneers British Empire website
  • 81st Pioneers Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
  • 1st Madras Pioneers Wikipedia (retrieved 29 April 2014)
  • Madras Pioneers Wikipedia
  • "A chapter from the war" by Allan Moses Rodricks September 19, 2014 The Hindu Bangalore . A memorial in Bangalore to the officers, non-commissioned officers and soldiers of the 1st Madras Pioneers who gave their lives in The Great War 1914-1918. Includes the 81st Pioneers.