Shoulder title, Naini Tal Volunteer Rifles, 1871-1925

Black metal badge in the form of curved unit initials, 'NTVR'.

During the British India period Naini Tal was a hill station in the Kumaon Division of the United Provinces state. The Naini Tal Volunteer Rifles was an auxiliary unit formed in 1871. In 1909 a mounted company was amalgamated with the Dehra Dun Mounted Rifles to form the United Provinces Horse Northern Regiment.

The Naini Tal Volunteer Rifles became the 10th Naini Tal Company in 1917 and the Naini Tal Rifles in 1920. In 1925 it became part of the Bareilly Contingent along with the United Provinces Horse Northern Regiment.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.