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Nagpur Rifles
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The Nagpur Rifles (sometimes Nagpore) were a volunteer corps and auxiliary regiment based in the Nagpore area.
Chronology
- 1860 formed as the Nagpur Volunteer Rifles on 29th December[1]
- 1904 absorbed the Berar Volunteer Rifle Corps on 1st October[1]
- 1917 became 2nd Nagpur Rifles on 1st April[1]
- 1926 redesignated on 1st October as the Nagpur Rifles[1]
- 1927 on 24th December became the Nagpur Regiment[1]
- 1937 reverted to the designation Nagpur Rifles on 12th June[1]
Details
In 1901:[2]
- Headquarters - Nagpore
- Uniform - Khaki drill
- Companies and detachments:
By 1940:[1]
- Uniform - Khaki
- Badge - Light Infantry Bugle and Cord