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| − | * | + | *The names of Officers and NCOs of the Kolar Gold Fields Rifle Volunteers, 1905 are listed in an India List post.<ref>Johnson, Ronnie. [https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/1663508/ Surnames - Kolar Gold Fields and Bangalore] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 7 November 2010. Scroll to near the bottom of the page. Retrieved 17 November 2018.</ref> (scroll to near the bottom of the page). |
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/indianpicturespr00malcuoft#page/182/mode/2up “The Kolar Gold-Fields”] ''Indian pictures and problems'' p182, Sir Ian Zachary Malcolm (1907) Archive.org, briefly mentions the corps of Volunteers | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/indianpicturespr00malcuoft#page/182/mode/2up “The Kolar Gold-Fields”] ''Indian pictures and problems'' p182, Sir Ian Zachary Malcolm (1907) Archive.org, briefly mentions the corps of Volunteers | ||
| − | *[https://www.oldindianphotos.in/2014/07/officers-ncos-of-kolar-gold-fields.html "Officers & NCOs of Kolar Gold Fields Volunteers" - Karnataka, 1896 - Old Indian Photos] Photograph with | + | *[https://www.oldindianphotos.in/2014/07/officers-ncos-of-kolar-gold-fields.html "Officers & NCOs of Kolar Gold Fields Volunteers" - Karnataka, 1896 - Old Indian Photos] Photograph with handwritten names |
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[[Category: Auxiliary Force (India)]] | [[Category: Auxiliary Force (India)]] | ||
Revision as of 03:13, 17 November 2018
The Kolar Gold Fields Battalion were an auxiliary regiment.
Chronology
- 1903 formed as the Kolar Gold Fields Rifle Volunteers (name tbc) on 23rd January from a detachment of the Bangalore Rifle Volunteers[1]
- 1917 became 43rd Kolar Gold Fields Battalion on 1st April[1]
- 1920 redesignated on 1st October as the Kolar Gold Fields Battalion[1]
Details
By 1940:[1]
- Uniform - Khaki
- Badge - Crossed pickaxe and hammer in circle superscribed "The Kolar Gold Fields Bn", all surmounted by crown
External links
- The names of Officers and NCOs of the Kolar Gold Fields Rifle Volunteers, 1905 are listed in an India List post.[2] (scroll to near the bottom of the page).
- “The Kolar Gold-Fields” Indian pictures and problems p182, Sir Ian Zachary Malcolm (1907) Archive.org, briefly mentions the corps of Volunteers
- "Officers & NCOs of Kolar Gold Fields Volunteers" - Karnataka, 1896 - Old Indian Photos Photograph with handwritten names
