Helmet plate, South Indian Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps, 1884-1901

Black metal badge in the form of a Maltese Cross surmounted by a crown, with an elephant within a circlet bearing the unit title, 'South Indian Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps', on a red felt backing.

The South Indian Railway Volunteer Rifle Corps was an auxiliary unit formed in 1884. In 1917 it became the 29th South Indian Railway Battalion. In 1920 it dropped the number from its name.

From the Field Marshal Sir John Chapple Indian Army Collection.