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South Indian Railway Battalion
(Redirected from South Indian Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps)
The South Indian Railway Battalion were an auxiliary regiment. They comprised staff of the South Indian Railway.
Chronology
- 1884 raised as South Indian Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps on 5th August[1][2]
- 1917 1st April, became the 29th South Indian Railway Battalion[1]
- 1920 1st October, redesignated South Indian Railway Battalion[1]
Details
In 1901:[3]
- Headquarters - Negapatam
- Uniform - Khaki Drill
- Detachments:
- Tanjore
- Trichinopoly
- Cuddalore
- Villipuram
- Madura
- Tuticorin
- Madras
- Nellore
- Pakala
Notes
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jackson, Major Donovan India's Army (1940)
- ↑ Indian Army List 1901 states "Madras GO 24, 2nd August 1884"
- ↑ Indian Army List 1st Sept 1901