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See The '''Calcutta Naval Artillery Volunteers''' was an [[auxiliary regiment]]. ==Chronology==*'''21 September 1883''' raised as the Calcutta Naval Artillery Volunteers*'''c 1902''' change of name to [[Calcutta Port Defence Volunteers]]/Volunteer Corps, Artillery/Garrison Artillery (exact details unclear)* '''1 April 1917''' became Calcutta Port Defence Group Garrison Artillery*'''1 October 1920''' became 1 Calcutta Port Defence Field Brigade*'''18th December 1925''' amalgamated with [[IV. (Cossipore) Field Brigade]] to form [[The Bengal Artillery(AFI)]]<ref>[http://wegunners.webs.com/auxiliaryforcesindia.htm Auxiliary Forces in India] "We Gunners", quoting ''India's Army'' by Major Donovan Jackson</ref> ==First World War==Some members of the Calcutta Port Defence Volunteers, along with members of the Cossipore Artillery Volunteers, joined the '''[[Calcutta Volunteer Battery]]'''. Different detachments saw service in East Africa, Mesopotamia and Egypt. == References ==<references />  [[Category:Auxiliary Regiments]] [[Category:Auxiliary Artillery Regiments]]