Auxiliary Regiments

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Auxiliary or volunteer regiments were usually civilian volunteer corps formed to support the regular military.

  • 1917 - Formation of Indian Defence Force (IDF), disbanded at the end of the war
  • 1920 - Formation of Auxiliary Force (India) (AFI)

Cavalry

Artillery

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:

1933 redesignations

Batteries and brigades redesignated in 1933:

Engineers

Corps Of Signals

Infantry

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:

Machine Gun Corps