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Commissariat
The Commissariat was responsible for Army Supply. This did not include weapons and ammunition, which were the responsibility of the Ordnance Department. Heading this department was the Commissariat General.
Title changes
- 1887 Commissariat and Transport Department
- 1901 Supply and Transport Corps
- 1923 Indian Army Service Corps
- 1935 Royal Indian Army Service Corps
Further reading
- "The Mirzapore Distillery and the Company's Trade in Rum (1796-1808)" by Nikhil Sur, Calcutta Historical Journal, 4:1 (1979), 51-61. Publisher: University of Calcutta.
External links
Army Service Corps 1760-1992 Indiapicks.com