The photographs below are the property of the University of Washington Libraries --
`Special Colloections Division
January 14 2013
Raj Era Historical Photos
We Share these Interesting Raj Era historical photographs
sent to Derek Perry by his very good St Edmund's, old School friend,
Commodore Subrata Bose I.N. Retd
Thank you Commodore
The following photographs are from an Album,
of photographs compiled by Neville John Gordon Cameron,
1st Bn Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
Photograph by Randolph Bezzant Holmes (1888-1973),
India, North West Frontier,
Indian Army Camel Corp in Miran Shah..
Circw 1919 North West Frontier
FootbalL Match 1903 (surprisingly Race Course Murree)
Officers of the 2nd Batallion, Worcestershire Regiment, Waziristan, British India, 1940. The vehicle is
a Crossley "Indian Pattern" armoured car. These were developed in the interwar period for internal
security duties in Northern India, based on a Crossley truck chassis. Substantial British and Indian
Army forces were occupied in internal security in India during WW2, as the possibility of insurgency
(encouraged by the proximity of Japanese forces from 1942) was a substantial concerrn. "Indian
Pattern" armoured cars remained in service until Indian and Pakistani independence in 1947. The
model here (like most others) was reconditioned in 1939, in the course of which the worn-out Crossley
chassis was replaced with a Chevrolet truck chassis
Sikh Cavalry Officers, British India Army, attending Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee
in 1873 in London, England.
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5th sikh in mardan,1895..after an operation in tirah valley..
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Peshawar Punjab 1870
Photograph of Peshawar, with a view across the cantonment towards St John's Church
and the distant mountains of the Khyber Pass, taken in 1878 by John Burke. John Burke
accompanied the Peshawar Valley Field Force, one of three British Anglo-Indian army
columns deployed in the Second Afghan War (1878-80), despite being rejected for the role
of official photographer. He financed his trip by advance sales of his photographs 'illustrating
the advance 5th sikh regt in mardan..1895.. from Attock to Jellalabad'.
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5th sikh regt in mardan..1895..
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Five Indian soldiers near Miranshah, Tochi Valley, Waziristan, 1898
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Military encampment in the razmak,1898
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Indian soldiers and elephants, Multan, 1898
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British and Indian soldiers with elephants, Multan, 1899
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hyderabad contingent regtl center band in toochi..1895..
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toochi,1895..
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punjab frontier cavalry,1878..D I KHAN..
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gurkha band in quetta,1902..
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churchill introduced to sikh VCOs,1945
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4th Sikh Regiment of the Indian Army. Group portrait of the Sikh officers and
British captains of the 14th Sikh Regiment of the Indian Army. Multan, Punjab,
India (Pakistan), 1919.
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war wounded indian troops with youngest son of Duke of Connaught.
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1st estab of indian troops in out skirts of nowshera (probably present day risalpur),1907..
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payments by QM to COOLIE CORPS in jamrood,1877..
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1/66 punjabi's band in abbottabad,1895..
25 Nicholson Monument 1903
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in Chief of India Gen. Monro + staff inspecting barracks Gharial, nr. Murree India 1917..General Monro served as C-in-C India from 1916 through 1920, and was in
charge during the 3rd Afghan War of 1919. His career was tarnished by the Amritsar Massacre
28 armoured corps boys wings barracks,cherat,1930s..now HQ SSG..
29 Afghan Border 1898
31 Inside Attock Bridge
31 1902
32 Abbottabad 1892 Buildings
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34A Half of a post card with written on side below
34B
35 Military Hospital Nowsherra 1886, The largest and last major hospital during
the Afghan campaign 1878
36 Queen Mother inspecting Indian troops
37 Light Infantry ( RFA ) drawn up on the parade ground in marching order
with full equipment in Quetta 1930
38 Scenes with a marching column on koi-hat Fall road, the North West Frontier of India.
Crossley (India Pattern) armoured cars and crews parked up during the march All crewman
are wearing Royal Tank Corps issue overalls
39 Scenes with a marching columnon the North West Frontier. Men of the British infantry piquet
in a Sangar during a break for tea (in army slang "having a brew and a wad) at Mohommad
40 Military Service 1914 - 1939 Lt General Montgomery Commanding Officer of the
17th Empire Battalion, the Royal Fusiliers with his officers outside a Bierstube in Duren
From here he moved to command the Staff college at Quetta
Military Service 1914 - 1939: Captain Bernard Montgomery DSO
with a fellow officer of 104 Infantry Brigade, 35 Division, with which
he served from January 1915 until early 1917. He was awarded the
DSO for conspicuous gallantry on 13 October 1914 during the
Battle of the Aisne in which he was wounded
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