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*In 1884 [[Schools#B|Bishop Cotton School ]] (BCS) introduces and joins “D Coy” Simla Volunteer Rifles<ref>[http://oldcottonians.org/magazine/our-heritage/ Heritage] Old Cottonians.org</ref>

:In 1947, Freddie Brown, schoolmaster at BCS, along with the British & Hindu boys had to ensure that 42 Pakistani boys were not harmed. Between 15 August to 21 Oct 1947, at night, under Freddie’s supervision, armed guards from the Simla Rifles cadets patrolled the dormitories, until the Pakistani boys were safely evacuated.<ref>

*Henry Mortimer Durand, ‘Boundary-Maker’ and ‘Peace-Maker’ was Foreign Secretary. In the autumn of 1889, his health broke down and he was sent home on long furlough. On his return to India, he was invited to take command of the somewhat run down Simla Volunteers. Characteristically he took his part-time soldiering extremely seriously, and, in the spirit of the ‘inherited traditions of the Mutiny’, told the Volunteers, “Practice is everything. You can no more make war without practice than you can make boots. For the purposes of defence, which is the main business of volunteers, determined men with rifles in their hands can do a great deal, even if they are not highly drilled troops.’<ref>[http://www.dnw.co.uk/medals/auctionarchive/viewspecialcollections/itemdetail.lasso?itemid=42159 Sir Mortimer Durand’s Medals] DNW.co.uk</ref> At Simla he also established the Durand Football Tournament, as recreation for British troops stationed in India,<ref>[http://www.osians.com/fib/durand_origion.php Sir Mortimer Durand] Osians.com</ref> which ultimately became the leading Association event in India. The Simla Rifles reached the finals in 1889, but lost by the largest margin ever, 8-1<ref>[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/indiadurandcuphist.html Durand Cup History] from [http://www.rsssf.com/nersssf.html The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]</ref> *In 1923, the Reverend George Dunsford Barne O.B.E., 2nd in Command, Simla Rifles Auxiliary Force, and Principal,[[Lawrence Military Asylum#Lawrence School, Sanawar|Lawrence Royal Military School , Sanawar]] was made a Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire.<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/32830/supplement/3947 Supplement to the London Gazette, 2 June 1923]</ref>