No. 1 (Calcutta) Fortress Company
Originally raised from the Calcutta Port Defence Volunteers on the 1st April 1902 and then became the No. 1 Electrical Engineer Company on the 1st April 1917. On the 1st October 1920 the unit became No. 1 (Calcutta) Field Company before becoming No. 1 (Calcutta) Fortress Company on the 1st April 1933.
First World War
A group of volunteers served in East Africa during the First World War generally known as the Calcutta Volunteer Battery, also as the Cossipore Artillery Volunteers. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission lists three deaths in Africa where the regiment is listed as Indian Defence Force Artillery Calcutta Volunteer Bty., Calcutta Port Defence Volunteer Corps. See East Africa (First World War)
There is also one death listed on the Basra Memorial where the regiment is listed as Indian Defence Force Artillery, 1st (Calcutta Port Defence) Group Garrison Artillery , which appears to indicate that at least one man/some men fought in Mesopotamia. See Mesopotamia Campaign
External links
- CWGC record: Pacey, F A Died between 04/08/1914 and 31/12/1914 Indian Defence Force Artillery Calcutta Bty.1st (Calcutta Port Defence) Group. Nairobi British And Indian Memorial
- CWGC record: Turner, Thomas Melville Indian Defence Force Artillery, Calcutta Volunteer Bty., Calcutta Port Defence Volunteer Corps, Nairobi South Cemetery
- Photograph: Grave: 24 Gunner T. M. Turner Calcutta Volunteer Battery died 28th October 1915 age 30 Nairobi Kenya flickr.com
- CWGC record: Dawson, W Indian Defence Force Artillery, Calcutta Volunteer Bty. Moshi Cemetery Tanzania. Date of Death: 10/04/1916
- CWGC record: Thomas, C H Indian Defence Force Artillery 1st (Calcutta Port Defence) Group Garrison Artillery Basra Memorial Date of Death: 06/06/1916