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By 1914 ===First World War===During the land units comprised 2 [[First World War]], a unit known as the Volunteer Artillery CompaniesBattery (Rangoon Contingent) was raised, 1 Electrical Engineer Company which most likely had a connection with the Rangoon Volunteer Artillery Corps. It was the major component of the [[Volunteer Artillery Battery]] which took part in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] and 1 Machine Gun Companywas captured at the fall of Kut. Enrolled strength 1913-1914 = 560Many members of the Battery died in Turkish POW camps. Efficients = 580 <ref>Indian Army List April 1915 </ref>
==External Links==
[http://webspace.webring.com/people/iu/um_7088/rctemple.htm Biography of Richard Carnac Temple, 1850-1931] Website on the History of Kempsey, Worcs, UK.
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===Strength===
By 1914 the land units comprised 2 Artillery Companies, 1 Electrical Engineer Company and 1 Machine Gun Company. Enrolled strength 1913-1914 = 560. Efficients = 580 <ref>Indian Army List April 1915 </ref>
===British Library holdings===
*"Memoirs of Colonel Harry Ross, Indian Army 1892-1924" '''Mss Eur B235''' 1869-1929 at the [[British Library]] includes [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=059-msseur_1&cid=317-5-1#317-5-1 '''Mss Eur B235/5''' 1921-1924] which includes a reference to 'Incompetence of Rangoon Port Defence Artillery'.
===External Links===
*[http://webspace.webring.com/people/iu/um_7088/rctemple.htm Biography of Richard Carnac Temple, 1850-1931] Website on the History of Kempsey, Worcs, UK. ===References===
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[[Category:Auxiliary Regiments]]
[[Category:Burma Volunteer Corps]]
