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[[As per Dress Regulations 1867]]
Subadar'''Viceroy Commissioned Officers''' (VCOs) were senior Indian Army Officers who, after 1858, held commissions issued by the Viceroy of India - Golden Crossed Swordsi.e. Not by the British Monarch.
Jemadar- Golden Sword
[['''As per Dress Regulations 1888]]Subadar- Golden Crossed Swords(Except Gurkha) or Crossed Kukries(Gurkha)1867'''
[['''As per Dress regulations Regulations 1901,]]'''
[['''As per Dress regulations Regulations 1913,]]'''
[['''As per Dress regulations Regulations 1931,]]'''
[['''After 1935, Afgan War]]'''
[['''After 1945, Second World War]]'''
Havildar The 'other ranks' of [[Sepoy]] or Daffadar[[Sowar]]- Three ChevronsNo Insignia
Naik or Lance Daffadar- Two Chevrons
Lance Naik or Acting Lance Daffadar- One Chevron==External Links==*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viceroy%27s_Commissioned_Officer Viceroy Commissioned Officer] wikipedia*[http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/glossary/glossaryd/glossaryd.html Glossary: D], [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/glossary/glossaryh/glossaryh.html Glossary: H] and [http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpregion/asia/india/indiaofficerecordsfamilyhistory/glossary/glossaryr/glossaryr.html Glossary: R] British Library glossary of special terminology used in India during the British Administration.
Sepoy or Sowar- No Insignia[[Category:Indian Army|Indian ranks]]
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=Indian Officers (Viceroy Commissioned Officers)=
===VCO Dress Regulations===
[[Subadar]]- Golden Crossed Swords [[Jemadar]]- Golden Sword '''As per Dress Regulations 1888''' Subadar- Golden Crossed Swords(Except Gurkha Regiments) or Crossed Kukries(Gurkha Regiments) Jemadar- Golden Sword(Except GurkhaRegiments) or Kukri(GurkhaRegiments)
*Before 1900, All Indian Officers wore rank insignias on collar or right shoulder.
[[Subadar -Major ]] or [[Risaldar -Major]] -Three pips
Subadar or [[Risaldar ]] or RissaiderRessaider - Two pips
Jemadar- One pip
*Before 1910, All Indian Officers of [[silladar|siladar ]] system Cavalry regiment were known as Ressaidar, Risaldar, Rissaidar and Risaldar Major rank. All permanent Cavalry Indian Officers were known as Subadar and Subadar Major (Bodyguards and Madras Lancer and Light Cavalry regiments) *The rank of Ressaidar was intermediate between Jemadar and Risaldar.
Subadar Major or Risaldar Major-One crown
Subadar or Risaldar or RissaiderRessaider- Two pips
Jemadar- One pip
*After Great war Rissaidar In 1921 the Ressaidar rank was abolished, all existing Ressaidars being regraded as Risaldars.
Subadar Major or Risaldar Major-One crown
Risaldar Major or Subadar Major- Three pips (or crown) on the red-yellow-red band ribbon
Risaldar Major or Subadar Major- One crown and red-yellow-red band ribbon after it.
=Indian Non Commissioned Officers=
Native Indians were appointed to supervise the activities of more junior ranks of the Indian Army.
'''Cavalry'''
*[[Daffadar Major]]- Royal Crest
*[[Daffardar]]- Three Chevrons
*[[Lance-Duffardar]]- Two Chevrons
*Acting Lance Daffadar- One Chevron
'''Infantry'''*[[Havildar -Major or Daffadar Major]] - Royal Crest*[[Havildar]] - Three Chevrons*[[Naik]] (Naique) - Two Chevrons*[[Lance-Naik]] - One Chevron