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Nilgiri Malabar Battalion
(Redirected from 20th Nilgiri Malabar Battalion)
The Nilgiri Malabar Battalion were an auxiliary regiment.
Chronology
- 1917 formed as the 20th Nilgiri Malabar Battalion on 1st April when the Nilgiri Volunteer Rifles and Malabar Volunteer Rifles amalgamated[1]
- 1920 renamed on 1st October the Nilgiri Malabar Battalion[1]
Details
- Uniform - Khaki
- Badge - Stag's head encircled by garter inscribed "Auxiliary Force India", surmounted by crown. All encircled by coconut palm wreath with scroll below inscribed "Nilgiri Malabar Batt"[1]
Notes
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jackson, Major Donovan India's Army (1940)