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British in this context refers to those of British/European background.
*Officers were British, although there were additionally lower ranked native Indian Officers who were Viceroy Commissioned Officers.
:An attraction for British officers in the Indian Army, at least for some periods, was that an officer of the Indian Army could, if careful, live off his pay. In the British Army officers were expected to have a private income of some sort to supplement their pay.<ref>Matthew B. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/308267-officer-training-at-quetta-college-1916/?do=findComment&comment=3260337 Officer Training at Quetta College 1916] ''Great War Forum'' 30 December 2023. Accessed 31 December 2023.</ref>
*There were some British support staff, mainly Warrant Officers and Sergeants. Most of them were not attached to a regiment, however at times a British soldier could be in a role such as Quartermaster Sergeant in a Native Infantry Regiment. See [[Unattached List]] for further details.
*Generally, all members of the volunteer or auxiliary regiments were British, including Anglo-Indians (formerly known as Eurasians). See [[Auxiliary Regiments]].
==Indians in the British Army==
Some Indian served in the British Army, or were attached to the British Army. See [[British Army#Indians in the British Army|British Army - Indians in the British Army]].
