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East Indian Railway Regiment

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[[Image:Eirvol1874.png|thumb|right|350px|East Indian Railway Volunteers 1874]]
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Raised as the [[East Indian Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps]] on 17th July 1869. The [[Sibpore College Volunteer Rifle Corp]] amalgamated with the regiment on 20th May 1890 and [[St Michael's School Cadet Corp]] amalgamated with the regiment as the the [[7th East Indian Railway Battalion]] on 1st April 1917. The regiment became the [[7th East Indian Railway Corp]] on 8th November 1918 and known as the East Indian Railway Regiment from 1st Ocober 1920. Amalgamated with the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Battalion]] in 1926. The regiment had two battalions.

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