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1920s-1930s

Album: 2nd Battalion, King's Own, Burma & India, 1920s

Postcards and photographs from album of an unknown soldier, 2nd Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, who served in Burma and India in the 1920s.

Soldier in Number One Dress, autographed ‘Your Humble Smiff’
Accession Number: KO2499/01

Person in civilian clothes.
Accession Number: KO2499/02

Soldier in 1922 Pattern Tunic, autographed ‘Yours sincerely, Bill’.
Accession Number: KO2499/03

Studio photo of two soldiers - shorts and 1922 pattern tunics.
Accession Number: KO2499/04

Soldier in Number One Dress, autographed ‘Yours Truly Fred’.
Accession Number: KO2499/05

Studio photo of man in civilian clothes. Dated Rawalpindi 11 Apr 1927
Accession Number: KO2499/06

Soldier with 1922 pattern tunic and First World War medal ribbons.
Accession Number: KO2499/07

Head and shoulders of man in civilian clothes.
Accession Number: KO2499/08

Head and shoulders of soldier, autographed ‘Your old pal W. Norman’?
Accession Number: KO2499/09

Soldier in tropical dress, seated studio portrait, autographed on rear ‘Yours sincerely, Schasphere’
Accession Number: KO2499/10

Soldier head and shoulders.
Accession Number: KO2499/11

Man in civilians clothes.
Accession Number: KO2499/12

Soldier in 1922 Pattern Tunic.
Accession Number: KO2499/13

Soldier (Corporal) In Number One Dress
Accession Number: KO2499/14

Two soldiers in 1922 pattern tunics at camp, with tents in background. Autographed on read ‘Your old pal Bill’
Accession Number: KO2499/15

Grave of Private J Nutter, Number 3707877 A Company 2nd Battalion Died at Murree 1 Jun 1929
Accession Number: KO2499/16

Man seated on chair - studio portrait - on birthday card ‘To wish you Many Happy Returns of the Day.’
Accession Number: KO2499/17

Man and two children and three small dogs.
Accession Number: KO2499/18

Soldier with tropical helmet on rickshaw.
Accession Number: KO2499/19

Man in civilian clothes in garden.
Accession Number: KO2499/20

Soldier in Number One Dress, studio portrait.
Accession Number: KO2499/21

Soldier in Number One Dress, in garden.
Accession Number: KO2499/22

Two senior officers with overcoats and tropical helmets.
Accession Number: KO2499/23

Four soldiers, two in tropical uniform two in 1922 Pattern Tunics. Studio Portrait.
Accession Number: KO2499/24

Two soldiers, in tropical shorts with helmets held, studio portrait.
Accession Number: KO2499/25

Two soldiers, one standing, one seated, studio portrait, false and badly coloured.
Accession Number: KO2499/26

Temple in Rangoon, Burma?
Accession Number: KO2499/27

Barracks in Rangoon, Burma.
Accession Number: KO2499/28

Bungalow in Rangoon? Faded image.
Accession Number: KO2499/29

Monument, unknown.
Accession Number: KO2499/30

Waterfall scene with local.
Accession Number: KO2499/31

Natives on road.
Accession Number: KO2499/32

Team photo - eight soldiers winners of the Waterloo Cup
Accession Number: KO2499/33

Temple Burma?
Accession Number: KO2499/34

Two sergeants wearing tropical dress and helmets with webbing and rifles.
Accession Number: KO2499/35

Sergeant in Number One Dress with cane.
Accession Number: KO2499/36

Local buildings? Burma?
Accession Number: KO2499/37

Band and drums marching.
Accession Number: KO2499/38

Picket coming in at Razmach after manoeuvres?
Accession Number: KO2499/39

Group of soldiers sat inside barrack block.
Accession Number: KO2499/40

Soldier sat on end of bad in barrack block
Accession Number: KO2499/41

Two women and baby in India - soldiers family.
Accession Number: KO2499/42

Group of seven soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2499/43

Group of eight soldiers, wearing tropical helmets, one Corporal
Accession Number: KO2499/44

Group of soldiers in snow, marked on rear ‘Band Personal 1928, The day we had snow’.
Accession Number: KO2499/45

Man in civilian clothes, stood in Garden.
Accession Number: KO2499/46

Head and shoulders of soldier in Number One Dress.
Accession Number: KO2499/47

‘Final camping ground for Brigade tactics Sohame, King’s Own Camp and Royal Corps of Signals.
Accession Number: KO2499/48

Football team, 10 Platoon, May League 1927-28.
Accession Number: KO2499/49

Group of soldiers in 1922 Pattern Tunics and light weight working dress at Bowerham Barracks, Lancaster.
Accession Number: KO2499/50

Aeroplanes
Accession Number: KO2499/51

River craft.
Accession Number: KO2499/52

Soldier purchasing fruit on station platform.
Accession Number: KO2499/53

Two soldiers in casual shorts.
Accession Number: KO2499/54

Trooping the Colour.
Accession Number: KO2499/55

Sports group - soldiers in shorts and t-shirts.
Accession Number: KO2499/56

Football team.
Accession Number: KO2499/57

Soldiers eating during exercise, with rifles piled.
Accession Number: KO2499/58

Senior officer - unknown.
Accession Number: KO2499/59

The General View, Lower Topa, looking from upper Topa Murree Hill.
Accession Number: KO2499/60

Group of soldiers with dog, and tropical helmet with cloth badge - ‘King’s Own’.
Accession Number: KO2499/61

Boat, poor quality image.
Accession Number: KO2499/62

Indian Child.
Accession Number: KO2499/63

View of lake or sea.
Accession Number: KO2499/64

Band, drums and soldiers marching through camp.
Accession Number: KO2499/65

Marching into Wellington.
Accession Number: KO2499/66

Boat on river with barracks in view?
Accession Number: KO2499/67

Outside Pagoda, Rangoon.
Accession Number: KO2499/68

Postcard with four images, soldiers and Burmese scenes.
Accession Number: KO2499/69

Memorial?
Accession Number: KO2499/70

Road lined with soldiers, firing? into air with band and drums on parade ground.
Accession Number: KO2499/71

Two soldiers, one corporal, both wearing 1922 Pattern Tunics.
Accession Number: KO2499/72

Drum Major and Sergeant in tropical dress with helmets, drum major with medals, sash etc.
Accession Number: KO2499/73

Group of Indians praying.
Accession Number: KO2499/74

Group of soldiers on exercise - two wearing 1922 pattern tunics with webbing.
Accession Number: KO2499/75

Field kitchens on exercise.
Accession Number: KO2499/76

Parade?
Accession Number: KO2499/77

Exercise - soldiers behind smoke.
Accession Number: KO2499/78

Man sat in civilian clothes for studio portrait.
Accession Number: KO2499/79

Camp with tents and transport visible.
Accession Number: KO2499/80

Group of ten soldiers.
Accession Number: KO2499/81

Soldier, smoking, wearing tropical helmet.
Accession Number: KO2499/82

Outside Rangoon Pagoda, with elephant.
Accession Number: KO2499/83

River boat, Rangoon.
Accession Number: KO2499/84

Man dressed for tennis with blazer.
Accession Number: KO2499/85

Soldier with tent in background.
Accession Number: KO2499/86

Four native servants/
Accession Number: KO2499/87

Two soldiers with tropical helmets.
Accession Number: KO2499/88

Two soldiers with casual shorts.
Accession Number: KO2499/89

The Taj Mahal of Agra
Accession Number: KO2499/90

View of road and India settlement - Wellington area?
Accession Number: KO2499/91

Natives in forest.
Accession Number: KO2499/92

Indian river.
Accession Number: KO2499/93

Monumental archway in hillside.
Accession Number: KO2499/94

Mounted group photo of 1 Platoon A Company 2nd Battalion King’s Own Gharial, 1929, showing trophies won.
Accession Number: KO2499/95

Group photo Possibly A Company, 2nd Battalion King’s Own 1926
Rawalpindi, India.
Photo by D N Bali & Sons, Rawalpindi, India.
Accession Number: KO2499/96

Officers of the 2nd Battalion with the Old and New Colours. 27 Jan 1926. Rawalpindi, India.
Photo by D N Bali & Sons, Rawalpindi, India. Number 2, majority of officers without head-dress.
Accession Number: KO2499/97
 

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