Rajput Regiment Soldiers

Rajput Regiment Soldiers
Infantry section of the 2nd Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment in Arakan front, Burma 1943

Saturday, September 22, 2012

PHOTOS FROM THE ARCHIVES

The following photos have been taken from various locations. Each photo conveys the difficult conditions under which the Indian Soldier was serving the British Empire.


The Indian Cavalry charging the enemy in the Mesopotamia war.









The Indian Cavalry advancing in Mesopotamia.









Indian soldiers preparing for mustard gas.

Indian Transport unit advancing in Mesopotamia.













Bengal Native Infantry Soldiers with the British Flag.





















































The North-West Frontier of India in 1897













 Preparing to advance on the Frontier - 1897
















 An Indian Mountain Battery in action.














The Pay Book of 1920's and you would see nothing much has changed till date.


The cover: same format is used even today.


























Similar certificate is pasted on a Paybook even today.





























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