Photo Gallery
1920s-1930s
Photographs in the collection of Private John Leslie
Wiggins, number 3711355, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
1936-1940

Bed plate for Private J L Wiggins, number
3711355
Accession Number: KO2972/01

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Parade
Accession Number: KO1306/001

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Drums
Accession Number: KO1306/002

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Trooping the Colour
Accession Number: KO1306/003

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Colours on Parade
Accession Number: KO1306/004

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Colours on Parade
Accession Number: KO1306/005

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Colour Trooping
Accession Number: KO1306/006

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Colour Trooping
Accession Number: KO1306/007

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Colour Trooping
Accession Number: KO1306/008

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Colour Trooping
Accession Number: KO1306/009
Photo: 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Bangalore,
Trooping the Colour
Accession Number: KO1306/010

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Colour Trooping
Accession Number: KO1306/011

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India Colour Trooping
Accession Number: KO1306/012

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Beating Retreat
Accession Number: KO1306/013

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Marching into town
Accession Number: KO1306/014

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Trooping the Colour
Accession Number: KO1306/015

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Trooping the Colour
Accession Number: KO1306/016

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Corps of Drums
in India, 1936-37
Accession Number: KO1306/017

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Drums lead the parade, 1936
Accession Number: KO1306/018

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Parade, 1936.
Accession Number: KO1306/019

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Parade, 1936.
Accession Number: KO1306/020

Photo: Wellington Barracks, India, collection of John Leslie
Wiggins , India, circa, 1937
Accession Number: KO1306/021

Photo: Unidentified Troopship and other ship in Malta circa
1930s
Accession Number: KO1306/022

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment at Fort St
George, Madras, 1937
Accession Number: KO1306/023

Photo: The Esplanade, Madras, India
Accession Number: KO1306/024

Photo: Wellington Barracks, South India.
Accession Number: KO1306/025

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, the Move from
Madras to Karachi, 1939
Accession Number: KO1306/026

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Karachi,
1939
Accession Number: KO1306/027

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment at Karachi,
1939, Outside Headquarters
Accession Number: KO1306/028

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, King’s Own
soldier sat next to floral representation of King’s Own Cap Badge,
1939
Accession Number: KO1306/029

Photo: Troop train, which moved the 1st Battalion, King’s Own,
from Wellington to Madras, 1 Oct 1937
Accession Number: KO1306/030

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment. Military
funeral at Wellington, India. Possibly the funeral of Lieutenant
Colonel C G S Irvine who died 2 Mar 1937, Wellington, Southern
India.
Accession Number: KO1306/031

Sightseeing Photo by John Leslie Wiggins, Khyber Railway, India,
1937
Accession Number: KO1306/032

Photo: Cantonment Club, Wellington, India.
Accession Number: KO1306/033

Sightseeing Photo by John Leslie Wiggins, Railway Bridge at
Wellington, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO1306/034

Photo: Camp between Wellington and Mysore
Accession Number: KO1306/035

Photograph of Private R Parrington, 1st Battalion, King’s Own
Royal Regiment, 1930s
Accession Number: KO1306/036

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Blue Mountains,
Niligiri Railway
Accession Number: KO1306/037

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian Native Group
Accession Number: KO1306/038

Photo: Unknown Troopship HMT, taken on arrival at Port Said,
circa 1934, 1st King’s Own. Wrongly identified as Nevasa (see other
photographs as it is a different ship)
Accession Number: KO1306/039

Photo: St. George’s Gate, Fort St George, Madras
Accession Number: KO1306/040

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment at Karachi,
1939, Band
Accession Number: KO1306/041

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Railway to Wellington,
c. 1937
Accession Number: KO1306/042

Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment at Karachi,
1940, featuring Albion Motor Truck
Accession Number: KO1306/043

Photo: Wellington Barracks, India
Accession Number: KO1306/044

Photo: Army Hospital Building, Bangalore
Accession Number: KO1306/045

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Taj Mahal
Accession Number: KO1306/046

Postcard of Troopship HMT Neuralia as Coronation Souvenir circa
1937
Accession Number: KO1306/047

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Boats
Accession Number: KO1306/048

Photo: Flying boat
Accession Number: KO1306/049

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Uncaptioned, Indian
with snake
Accession Number: KO1306/050

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Harbour and Boats
Accession Number: KO1306/051

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building
Accession Number: KO1306/052

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian with Monkeys
Accession Number: KO1306/053

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Snake Charmer
Bangalore
Accession Number: KO1306/054

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Fort
Accession Number: KO1306/055

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Harbour View
Accession Number: KO1306/056

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Monuments
Accession Number: KO1306/057

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian Boy, who lives
off what he can steal
Accession Number: KO1306/058

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Monument
Accession Number: KO1306/059

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town
Accession Number: KO1306/060

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Harbour/Water Front
Accession Number: KO1306/061

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Wall and Stairs and
palm tree
Accession Number: KO1306/062

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Watery Sunset
Accession Number: KO1306/063

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Gibraltar Southport
Gate
Accession Number: KO1306/064

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building
Accession Number: KO1306/065

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Bridge Across River
Accession Number: KO1306/067

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Temple
Accession Number: KO1306/068

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Station platform
Accession Number: KO1306/069

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town Buildings
Accession Number: KO1306/070

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town Buildings
Accession Number: KO1306/071

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building
Accession Number: KO1306/072

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins,
Accession Number: KO1306/073

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Trams in town
Accession Number: KO1306/074

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Bridge over river
Accession Number: KO1306/075

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building
Accession Number: KO1306/076
77

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Temple
Accession Number: KO1306/078
79

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building
Accession Number: KO1306/080

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Harbour and Boat
Accession Number: KO1306/081

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Street scene
Accession Number: KO1306/082

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins
Accession Number: KO1306/083

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town with trams,
street and buildings
Accession Number: KO1306/084

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins,
Accession Number: KO1306/085

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town Building
Accession Number: KO1306/086

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian Fort
Accession Number: KO1306/087

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Two Across Harbour
Water
Accession Number: KO1306/088

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Market Building
Accession Number: KO1306/089

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Temple
Accession Number: KO1306/090

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, River and Fort
Accession Number: KO1306/091

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Archaeological Site?
Accession Number: KO1306/092

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Men’s Lavatories
Accession Number: KO1306/093

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Harbour View
Accession Number: KO1306/094

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, More buildings
Accession Number: KO1306/095

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town across water
Accession Number: KO1306/096

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Temple
Accession Number: KO1306/097

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Harbour wall
Accession Number: KO1306/098

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Harbour view from ship
Accession Number: KO1306/099

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Ship 'Ascania' in
Harbour
Accession Number: KO1306/100

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins,
Accession Number: KO1306/101

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Native workers
Accession Number: KO1306/102
103

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building
Accession Number: KO1306/104

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Temple
Accession Number: KO1306/105

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L
Wiggins, Valley
Accession Number: KO1306/106

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Soldier on horse and
crowd
Accession Number: KO1306/107

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town scene with tram
Accession Number: KO1306/108

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Buildings and river
Accession Number: KO1306/109

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building
Accession Number: KO1306/110

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Fort on river
Accession Number: KO1306/111

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building, Kashmir
Accession Number: KO1306/112

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Land and Building
Accession Number: KO1306/113

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian Villages
Accession Number: KO1306/114

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Fort on river
Accession Number: KO1306/115

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Built up coastline
Accession Number: KO1306/116

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, British Naval Vessel
Accession Number: KO1306/117

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, British Naval Vessel
Accession Number: KO1306/118

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building across river
Accession Number: KO1306/119

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Riverside house
Accession Number: KO1306/120

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town building
Accession Number: KO1306/121

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Buildings on cliff
Accession Number: KO1306/122

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian and Scaffolding
Accession Number: KO1306/123

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, King Cobra in the Road
at Mullapurah
Accession Number: KO1306/124

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian sat on rock
Accession Number: KO1306/125

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Memorial
Accession Number: KO1306/126

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, View of land from off
shore
Accession Number: KO1306/127

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Snake
Accession Number: KO1306/128

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building in park
Accession Number: KO1306/129

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian Fort
Accession Number: KO1306/130

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Taj Mahal
Accession Number: KO1306/131

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Vultures
Accession Number: KO1306/132

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Native on camel and
pyramid in Egypt
Accession Number: KO1306/133

Photo: Peshawar
Accession Number: KO1306/134

Photo: Peshawar, Kyber Rifles
Accession Number: KO1306/135

Photo: Fort Armament
Accession Number: KO1306/136

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Ship in Suez Canal
Accession Number: KO1306/137

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Pyramids, Egypt
Accession Number: KO1306/138

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Suez Canal
Accession Number: KO1306/139

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Water Gardens Myasore
Accession Number: KO1306/140

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Quetta Earthquake
Accession Number: KO1306/141

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Suez De Lessops
Monument
Accession Number: KO1306/142

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Taj Mahal
Accession Number: KO1306/143

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Religious Buildings
Accession Number: KO1306/144

Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Waterside buildings
Accession Number: KO1306/145


Army Travel Warrant, 1948 issued to John Leslie Wiggins, number
3711355, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Accession Number: KO1306/146
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