The Volunteer and Part Time Units of the British Indian Army

The Volunteer Corps

The Indian Defence Force Units 1917-1920


The Auxiliary Force (India) Units in 1939

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Contents
- Railway Units -
- Cavalry -
- Infantry -
 

- Railway Units -
 
 
EIR-R 1st Battalion,
 
2nd Battalion,
The East Indian Railway Regiment
 
 
EBR-B The Eastern Bengal Railway Battalion
 
 
GIPR-R 1st Battalion,
 
2nd Battalion,
The Great India Peninsula Railway Regiment
 
 
BBaCIR-R 1st Battalion,
 
2nd Battalion,
The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Regiment
 
 
BNWR-B The Bengal and North Western Railway Battalion
 
 
NWR-B The North-Western Railway Battalion
 
 
SIR-B The South Indian Railway Battalion
 
 
MaSMR-R 1st Battalion,
 
2nd Battalion,
The Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway Rifles
 
 
BNR-B The Bengal Nagpur Railway Battalion
 
 
ABR-B The Assam Bengal Railway Battalion
 
 

- Cavalry -
 
 
BiharLH The Bihar Light Horse
 
 
CalcuttaLH The Calcutta Light Horse
 
 
SurmaValleyLH The Surma Valley Light Horse
 
 
NBengalMR The Northern Bengal Mounted Rifles
 
 
SProvincesMR The Southern Provinces Mounted Rifles
 
 
ChotaNagpurR The Chota Nagpur Regiment
 
 
AssamValleyLH The Assam Valley Light Horse
 
 
BombayLP The Bombay Light Patrol
 
 
PunjabLH The Punjab Light Horse
 
 
UnitedProvincesH The United Provinces Horse (Southern Regiment)
 
 

- Infantry -
 
 
NagpurR The Nagpur Rifles
 
 
PunjabR The Punjab Rifles
 
 
SimlaR The Simla Rifles
 
 
CalcuttaPresidencyB The Calcutta and Presidency Battalion
 
 
BangaloreB The Bangalore Battalion (Bangalore Rifle Volunteers)
 
 
BombayB The Bombay Battalion
 
 
NilgiriMalabarB The Nilgiri Malabar Battalion
 
 
HyderabadR The Hyderabad Rifles
 
 
EBengalB The Eastern Bengal Company
 
 
ECoastB The Eastern Coast Battalion
 
 
KolarGoldFieldsB The Kolar Gold Fields Battalion
 
 
CalcuttaScottish The Calcutta Scottish
 
 
CoorgMysoreC The Coorg and Mysore Company
 
 
YercaudC The Yercaud Company
 
 
BhusawalC The Bhusawal Company
 
 
AllahabasR The Allahabad Rifles
 
 
CawnporeR The Cawnpore Rifles
 
 
LucknowR The Lucknow Rifles
 
 
MadrasGuards The Madras Guards
 
 
PoonaR The Poona Rifles
 
 
KarachiCorps The Sind Rifles