Eastern Bengal Company
(Redirected from Eastern Bengal Volunteer Rifle Corps)
The Eastern Bengal Company were an auxiliary regiment.
Chronology
- 1901 formed as the Eastern Bengal Volunteer Rifles on 23rd January from the Dacca Volunteer Rifle Corps and the Chittagong Volunteer Rifle Corps[1][2]
- 1917 became 41st Eastern Bengal Company on 1st April[3]
- 1920 redesignated on 1st October as Eastern Bengal Company[3]
Details
In 1901:[1]
- Headquarters - Dacca
- Uniform - Khaki drill
- Detachments:
- Narainganj
- Mymensingh
- Chandpur
- Barisal
- Chittagong
- Comilla
- Feni
By 1940:[3]
- Uniform - Khaki
- Facings - yellow
- Badge - a crocodile
- Motto - "Vis Et Tenax"