These parent regiments have a history and heritage that goes back over three hundred years.

Its parent regiment is the Jammu & Kashmir Rifles.

However, each of the TA battalions maintains a regimental band for their parent regiment.

Over the next few years many of the rifle volunteer corps adopted the "volunteer battalion" designation and the uniform of their parent regiment.

Those not due to be demobilised would be returned to their parent regiment or corps.

Each battalion carries an association with a parent regiment, even though the regimental organization no longer exists.

The grenadier companies were frequently detached from the parent regiment and grouped into composite grenadier battalions for a particular campaign or purpose.

All general, flag and air officers have their own ADCs usually selected from their parent regiment or unit.

After this date, honours were awarded to the parent regiment of the battalion whose actions led to the award.

After the war he rejoined his parent regiment and took part in operations in Malaya during the Emergency.