| 1878: |
|
The Nilgiri Volunteer Rifles
│ |
| 1885: |
The Coimbatore
Volunteer Rifle Corps
│ |
│
│
│ |
The Malabar Volunteer Rifles
│
│ |
|
 |
 |
| 1892: |
|
│
│ |
│
│ |
|
|
Indian Defence Force |
|
|
│ |
│ |
|
|
|
|
| 1917: |
|
20th Nilgiri Malabar Battalion
│ |
|
|
|
Auxiliary Force (India) |
|
|
│ |
| 1920: |
|
The Nilgiri Malabar Battalion |
|
|
│ |
| 1947: |
|
disbanded |