Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles

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Also known as the North Bengal Mounted Rifles.

Originally formed on the 6th August 1873 as the Northern Bengal Volunteer Rifle Corps. The unit absorbed the Darjeeling Volunteer Rifle Corps on 5th August 1881. Reorganised on 15th February 1889 and became The Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles.

  • Uniform - Scarlet
  • Facings White
  • Badge - Bengal Tiger
  • Motto - "Fideliter"

"The head-quarters of the Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles are at Darjeeling; the force consists of 6 companies, stationed at Kurseong, Jalpaiguri, Dam-Dim, Nagrakot, Alipur-Duars and Purnea, 3 companies of cadets, and one reserve company. Its total strength (1903-4) is 510 in all ranks".[1]

“...all the British tea planters were members of the North Bengal Mounted Rifles....We were issued rifles and received an allowance to cover the expenses of maintaining a horse”.[2]

British Library holdings

  • Journal of the Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles for the years 1927/28-1931/32

External links

References

  1. Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 180
  2. Shot down, page 184 by John M Curnow 2006 Google Books