Burma Railways Volunteer Corps

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The Burma Railways Volunteer Corps were an auxiliary regiment in Burma.

Chronology

1879 raised 18th April (by GGO 370, 2nd May 1879)^[1]
1899 designation altered to Burma Railways Volunteer Corps (by GGO 730, dated 30th June 1899)^[1]
1906-1908 numerical statistic = c 850 men .^[2]

Details

Headquarters - Rangoon
Uniform - Khaki drill^[1]

Detached companies

In 1901:^[1]

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Indian Army List 1st Sept 1901
↑ Wright, Arnold (Ed) ‘’Twentieth Century Impressions of Burma (1910) – Burma Railway Volunteers Website of Cornell University. Section discussing the history and activities of the Corps.

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