Madras Guards

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Originally raised as the Madras Volunteer Guards on the 2nd July 1857 and became the 1st Madras Guards on the 1st April 1917. Became the Madras Guards on the 1st October 1920.

  • Uniform - Blue
  • Facings - Scarlet
  • Badge - Royal arms within a garter with a crown over it and motto underneath
  • Motto - "Ready aye Ready"

British Library holdings

  • A Short History of the Madras Volunteer Guards: From 1857, the Date of Formation, to 1907, the Jubilee Year of the Corps by James Robert Coombes 1907. There is restricted online availablity, refer below.

External links


Historical books online

Restricted availability only. Appear to be available in North America