Sikh soldiers with medals, Indian Army, Beijing

Sikh soldiers with medals, Indian Army, Beijing

Identifier

BL-n057

Notes

University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: BL-n057. Caption on typed list accompanying the box of negatives: '28: Group of Sikhs'. Digitised from a negative made for a copy print. The officer standing, third from the left is Sardar Bahadur Mit Singh, 3rd Sikh regiment. Sitting, first left is a Punjabi Muslim, named Bahadur Ali Khan of the 1st Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force. He received the Indian Order of Merit for gallantry in East Africa in April 1896 - and his decorations and medals include the neck badge of the 3rd Class Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar.

Caption in album or on mount

28

Location

Beijing

Estimated Date

1900

Material

Negative

Media

Black and white photograph