East Coast Rifle Volunteer Corps

The East Coast Rifle Volunteers were a volunteer corps based in the north eastern part of the Madras Presidency, the coastal part of what is now Andhra Pradesh. They served under the Madras command.

Chronology

• 1885 Godavari Rifle Volunteers raised 9th June
• 1885 Vizagapatam Rifle Volunteers raised 10th October
• 1890 amalgamated 14th October becoming the East Coast Rifle Volunteers

Details

• Headquarters - Waltair
• Uniform - Khaki drill

Detached companies

In 1901:

• Coconada
• Masulipatam
• Rajahmundry
• Bezwada
• Gunter
• Vizianagram
• Bimlipatam
• Berhampore (Madras Presidency)
• Nellore
• Samalkot
• Garividi