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===Indian volunteer force===
===Indian Defence Force===
===Auxiliary Force India===
===Auxiliary Force Burma===
add PAB def into introduction
{{TOC right}}The Indian '''Auxiliary or volunteer regiments''' were originally local civilian volunteer corps tasked with local security. In 1917 , the '''Indian Defence Force''' (IDF), a part-time group, was formed to undertake garrison duties in India to release professional soldiers for fighting duties. Although the Indian Section was voluntary, the British Section was compulsory service . This was introducedthe cause of dissatisfaction among many British persons. When the corps became The IDF was replaced by the '''Auxiliary Force, India ''' (AFI) in 1920 . This saw volunteer service was resumedresume, however there was a minimum term of service. The AFI officers and men could be mobilised in the event of war.
==History==
*1920 - Formation of '''Auxiliary Force (India)''' (AFI)
The [[Bengal Yeomanry Cavalry]] was a volunteer force raised in July 1857 after the outbreak of the Indian Mutiny and disbanded in 1859.
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Lists of Officers of the Indian Defence Force were published in the ''Indian Army Lists''
During the [[First World War]] compulsory service was deemed necessary and the Indian Defence Force Act was passed in 1917. The volunteer corps became units of the IDF and were redesignated. European British men between the ages of 18 and 41 were subject to compulsory service within India. Some corps allowed Indians to join as volunteers.
After the War the IDF as an official organization was disbanded.
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.
*''Report of the Auxiliary and Territorial Forces Committee, dated 23rd January 1925'' Volumes I, and II (partial ,161 computer pages). Contents computer page 8 (each volume) (only partial for volume II)
*[http://www.rothwell.force9.co.uk/burmaweb/BAF.htm Burma Auxiliary Force] following separation of Burma from India in April 1937 rothwell.force9.co.uk
