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The '''Nilgiri Volunteer Rifles''' were a [[volunteer corps]] under the Madras command.
"The strength of the corps, on the 31st December 1905 was 13 officers and 499 rank and file, including Cadets, of whom there are two companies at the [[Lawrence Military Asylum#Lawrence School, Lovedale|Lawrence Asylum]], and some at Coonor and Coimbatore". <ref> Pages 140 and 141 of ''Ootacamund, A History'' by Sir Frederick Price 1908 which is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. The relevant computer pages are 191 and 192. Refer [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Online books-Digital Library of India]] for more details about this site.</ref>
==Chronology==
*Nelacotah
*[[Kotagiri]]
==External links==
*The article [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article641597.ece Chasing the photographer], from The Hindu (Chennai Metro Plus 4 May 2009) briefly mentions the Nilgiri Volunteer Rifles and also contains a photograph.
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