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Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment

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[[Image:Great_Indian_Peninsula_Railway_Volunteer_Rifle_Corps_pouch_belt_plate.jpg|right|thumb|150px|GIPR Volunteer Rifle Corps pouch belt plate]]
The '''Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment''' were an [[auxiliary regiment]] under the Bombay command. They comprised staff of the [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]].
Originally ==Chronology==*'''1875''' raised on 29th December 1875 as the [['''Great Indian Peninsula Railway Volunteer Corps]] and on 5th August '''<ref name="IAL">''Indian Army List'' 1st Sept 1901</ref>*'''1908 ''' amalgamated with the [[Midland Railway Volunteer Corps]], which was raised on 22nd August 1890 and became the 2nd Battalion. On , on 5th August<ref name="Jack" />*'''1917''' 1st April 1917 became the [['''13th Great Indian Peninsula Railway Battalion]] and then the '''<ref name="Jack" />*'''1920''' redesignated Great Indian Peninsula Railway Regiment on 1st October 1920.<ref name="Jack">Jackson, Major Donovan ''India's Army'' (1940)</ref>
==Details==*'''UniformHeadquarters''' - [[Bombay (City)|Bombay]] ===Uniform===Circa 1901:<ref name="IAL" />*Uniform - Blue*Facings - Red*Working dress- Khaki drill Circa 1920:*Uniform - Khaki*'''Facings''' - White*'''Badge''' - A stringed bugle surmounted by a crown with a scroll below inscribed "G.I.P. Rly. Regt." ==Notes==<references />  [[Category:Auxiliary Infantry Regiments]][[Category:Railway Regiments]]

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