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The '''Midland Railway Volunteer Rifles''' were an [[auxiliary regiment]] under the Bengal command.  They comprised staff of the [[Indian Midland Railway]].
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==Chronology==
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*'''1890''' raised 22nd August<ref name="IAL">''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref>
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*'''1908''' amalgamated to become 2nd Battalion, [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway Volunteer Corps]]<ref name="Jack">Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref>
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==Details==
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*'''Headquarters''' - [[Jhansi]]
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*'''Uniform''' - Khaki<ref name="IAL" />
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==Notes==
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[[Category:Auxiliary Infantry Regiments]]
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[[Category:Railway Regiments]]

Revision as of 23:37, 14 February 2010

The Midland Railway Volunteer Rifles were an auxiliary regiment under the Bengal command. They comprised staff of the Indian Midland Railway.

Chronology

Details

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Indian Army List 1st Sept 1901
  2. Jackson, Major Donovan India's Army (1940)