Indian Territorial Force
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The Indian Territorial Force (ITF) was a part-time, paid volunteer organisation within the Indian Army
in British India. Its units were primarily made up of European officers and Indian other ranks
.
The ITF was created by the Indian Territorial Force Act 1920 to replace the Indian section of the Indian Defence Force
. It was an all-volunteer force modelled after the British Territorial Army.
The European parallel to the ITF was the Auxiliary Force (India)
.
British Indian Army
The British Indian Army, officially simply the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India before the partition of India in 1947...
in British India. Its units were primarily made up of European officers and Indian other ranks
Other Ranks
Other Ranks in the British Army, Royal Marines and Royal Air Force are those personnel who are not commissioned officers. In the Royal Navy, these personnel are called ratings...
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The ITF was created by the Indian Territorial Force Act 1920 to replace the Indian section of the Indian Defence Force
Indian Defence Force
The Indian Defence Force was a part-time defence force established as part of the Indian Army in 1917 in order to release regular troops from garrison duties during the First World War....
. It was an all-volunteer force modelled after the British Territorial Army.
The European parallel to the ITF was the Auxiliary Force (India)
Auxiliary Force (India)
The Auxiliary Force was a part-time, paid volunteer organisation within the Indian Army in British India. Its units were entirely made up of European and Anglo-Indian personnel....
.