Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment
The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment were an auxiliary regiment under the Bombay command. They comprised staff of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.
Chronology
- 1877 raised as the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps on the 3rd August[1]
- 1886 amalgamated with the Ghadeshi Volunteer Rifle Corps[1]
- 1887 amalgamated with the Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps, who became the 2nd Battalion
- 1917 1st April, became the 17th Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Battalion
- 1920 1st October, redesignated Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment
Details
- Uniform - Khaki drill[2]
- Facings - White
- Badge - Crossed bayonets and flags and crown. Railway crest superimposed.
- 1st Battalion
- B, B & CIR Vol Rifle Corps
- Headquarters - Bombay
- 2nd Battalion
- Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps
- Headquarters - Ajmere
- "Ajmer is the head-quarters of the 2nd Battalion, Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Volunteer Rifles. The corps originally formed part of the Agra Volunteer Rifle Corps, with the title of Rajputana-Malwa Volunteer Rifle Corps. In 1887 its title was changed to the present designation. It consists of 11 companies, including a cadet company at Mount Abu. Its strength in 1903 stood at 344".[3]
Detached companies
In 1901:[2]
- 1st Battalion
- 2nd Battalion
Individuals
On 16 November 1927 Sergeant Hammie Neill was transferred from 2nd Battalion, The Royal Ulster Rifles, at Wellington in Madras and posted as a Staff Sergeant Instructor to the 2nd Battalion, Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment, based at Ajmer Cantonment in Rajasthan, where he remained for six years. [4]
External links
- Button: B.R. & C.I.R. Volunteers indiannumismatics.com
- “The cap badge of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment”[5]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jackson, Major Donovan India's Army (1940)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Indian Army List 1st Sept 1901
- ↑ Page 122 Rajputana District Gazetteers: Volume I-A Ajmer Merwara by C C Watson, ICS 1904 Archive.org
- ↑ "My Family at War – Part 2: Hammie Neill" Scroll down. nickmetcalfe.co.uk.
- ↑ “The cap badge of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment” nickmetcalfe.co.uk.