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However, in railway employment, it was virtually compulsory for all employees, both European and Eurasian, to enlist in the Railway Volunteer Regiments.
For men who were employed by the Army, it may be possible to find them in the Army records. This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/india/2003-07/1059448463 post] advises that an Sergeant Instructor in the GIPR Volunteers was found in the Unattached List <ref> British Library guide [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/occupations/europeanncosandprivatesoldiers/europeanncos.html European NCOs and Private Soldiers] </ref> at the [[British Library]]
===Indian Defence Force===
===Auxiliary Force India===
A further reorganization of the units occured in 1920 when the Auxiliary Force (India) replaced the IDF. Volunteers enrolled for an indefinite period but could be discharged after four years (or upon reaching the age of 45). The AFI was disbanded upon Partition.
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== Cavalry ==
