Photo Gallery
1920s-1930s
Photographs in the collection of Private John Leslie
Wiggins, number 3711355, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
1936-1940
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Bed plate for Private J L Wiggins, number
3711355
Accession Number: KO2972/01
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Parade
Accession Number: KO1306/001
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Drums
Accession Number: KO1306/002
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Trooping the Colour
Accession Number: KO1306/003
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Colours on Parade
Accession Number: KO1306/004
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Colours on Parade
Accession Number: KO1306/005
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Colour Trooping
Accession Number: KO1306/006
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Colour Trooping
Accession Number: KO1306/007
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Colour Trooping
Accession Number: KO1306/008
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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
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Colour Trooping
Accession Number: KO1306/011
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India Colour Trooping
Accession Number: KO1306/012
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Beating Retreat
Accession Number: KO1306/013
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Marching into town
Accession Number: KO1306/014
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Trooping the Colour
Accession Number: KO1306/015
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Trooping the Colour
Accession Number: KO1306/016
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, Corps of Drums
in India, 1936-37
Accession Number: KO1306/017
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Drums lead the parade, 1936
Accession Number: KO1306/018
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Parade, 1936.
Accession Number: KO1306/019
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Wellington,
India, Parade, 1936.
Accession Number: KO1306/020
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Photo: Wellington Barracks, India, collection of John Leslie
Wiggins , India, circa, 1937
Accession Number: KO1306/021
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Photo: Unidentified Troopship and other ship in Malta circa
1930s
Accession Number: KO1306/022
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment at Fort St
George, Madras, 1937
Accession Number: KO1306/023
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Photo: The Esplanade, Madras, India
Accession Number: KO1306/024
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Photo: Wellington Barracks, South India.
Accession Number: KO1306/025
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, the Move from
Madras to Karachi, 1939
Accession Number: KO1306/026
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, at Karachi,
1939
Accession Number: KO1306/027
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment at Karachi,
1939, Outside Headquarters
Accession Number: KO1306/028
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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
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Photo: Troop train, which moved the 1st Battalion, King’s Own,
from Wellington to Madras, 1 Oct 1937
Accession Number: KO1306/030
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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
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Sightseeing Photo by John Leslie Wiggins, Khyber Railway, India,
1937
Accession Number: KO1306/032
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Photo: Cantonment Club, Wellington, India.
Accession Number: KO1306/033
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Sightseeing Photo by John Leslie Wiggins, Railway Bridge at
Wellington, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO1306/034
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Photo: Camp between Wellington and Mysore
Accession Number: KO1306/035
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Photograph of Private R Parrington, 1st Battalion, King’s Own
Royal Regiment, 1930s
Accession Number: KO1306/036
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Blue Mountains,
Niligiri Railway
Accession Number: KO1306/037
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian Native Group
Accession Number: KO1306/038
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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
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Photo: St. George’s Gate, Fort St George, Madras
Accession Number: KO1306/040
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment at Karachi,
1939, Band
Accession Number: KO1306/041
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Railway to Wellington,
c. 1937
Accession Number: KO1306/042
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Photo: 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment at Karachi,
1940, featuring Albion Motor Truck
Accession Number: KO1306/043
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Photo: Wellington Barracks, India
Accession Number: KO1306/044
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Photo: Army Hospital Building, Bangalore
Accession Number: KO1306/045
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Taj Mahal
Accession Number: KO1306/046
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Postcard of Troopship HMT Neuralia as Coronation Souvenir circa
1937
Accession Number: KO1306/047
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Boats
Accession Number: KO1306/048
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Photo: Flying boat
Accession Number: KO1306/049
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Uncaptioned, Indian
with snake
Accession Number: KO1306/050
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Harbour and Boats
Accession Number: KO1306/051
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building
Accession Number: KO1306/052
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian with Monkeys
Accession Number: KO1306/053
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Snake Charmer
Bangalore
Accession Number: KO1306/054
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Fort
Accession Number: KO1306/055
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Harbour View
Accession Number: KO1306/056
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Monuments
Accession Number: KO1306/057
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian Boy, who lives
off what he can steal
Accession Number: KO1306/058
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Monument
Accession Number: KO1306/059
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town
Accession Number: KO1306/060
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Harbour/Water Front
Accession Number: KO1306/061
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Wall and Stairs and
palm tree
Accession Number: KO1306/062
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Watery Sunset
Accession Number: KO1306/063
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Gibraltar Southport
Gate
Accession Number: KO1306/064
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building
Accession Number: KO1306/065
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Bridge Across River
Accession Number: KO1306/067
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Temple
Accession Number: KO1306/068
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Station platform
Accession Number: KO1306/069
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town Buildings
Accession Number: KO1306/070
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town Buildings
Accession Number: KO1306/071
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building
Accession Number: KO1306/072
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins,
Accession Number: KO1306/073
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Trams in town
Accession Number: KO1306/074
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Bridge over river
Accession Number: KO1306/075
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building
Accession Number: KO1306/076
77
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Temple
Accession Number: KO1306/078
79
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building
Accession Number: KO1306/080
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Harbour and Boat
Accession Number: KO1306/081
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Street scene
Accession Number: KO1306/082
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins
Accession Number: KO1306/083
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town with trams,
street and buildings
Accession Number: KO1306/084
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins,
Accession Number: KO1306/085
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town Building
Accession Number: KO1306/086
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian Fort
Accession Number: KO1306/087
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Two Across Harbour
Water
Accession Number: KO1306/088
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Market Building
Accession Number: KO1306/089
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Temple
Accession Number: KO1306/090
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, River and Fort
Accession Number: KO1306/091
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Archaeological Site?
Accession Number: KO1306/092
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Men’s Lavatories
Accession Number: KO1306/093
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Harbour View
Accession Number: KO1306/094
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, More buildings
Accession Number: KO1306/095
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town across water
Accession Number: KO1306/096
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Temple
Accession Number: KO1306/097
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Harbour wall
Accession Number: KO1306/098
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Harbour view from ship
Accession Number: KO1306/099
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Ship 'Ascania' in
Harbour
Accession Number: KO1306/100
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins,
Accession Number: KO1306/101
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Native workers
Accession Number: KO1306/102
103
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building
Accession Number: KO1306/104
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Temple
Accession Number: KO1306/105
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L
Wiggins, Valley
Accession Number: KO1306/106
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Soldier on horse and
crowd
Accession Number: KO1306/107
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town scene with tram
Accession Number: KO1306/108
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Buildings and river
Accession Number: KO1306/109
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building
Accession Number: KO1306/110
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Fort on river
Accession Number: KO1306/111
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building, Kashmir
Accession Number: KO1306/112
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Land and Building
Accession Number: KO1306/113
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian Villages
Accession Number: KO1306/114
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Fort on river
Accession Number: KO1306/115
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Built up coastline
Accession Number: KO1306/116
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, British Naval Vessel
Accession Number: KO1306/117
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, British Naval Vessel
Accession Number: KO1306/118
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building across river
Accession Number: KO1306/119
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Riverside house
Accession Number: KO1306/120
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Town building
Accession Number: KO1306/121
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Buildings on cliff
Accession Number: KO1306/122
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian and Scaffolding
Accession Number: KO1306/123
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, King Cobra in the Road
at Mullapurah
Accession Number: KO1306/124
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian sat on rock
Accession Number: KO1306/125
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Memorial
Accession Number: KO1306/126
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, View of land from off
shore
Accession Number: KO1306/127
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Snake
Accession Number: KO1306/128
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Building in park
Accession Number: KO1306/129
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Indian Fort
Accession Number: KO1306/130
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Taj Mahal
Accession Number: KO1306/131
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Vultures
Accession Number: KO1306/132
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Native on camel and
pyramid in Egypt
Accession Number: KO1306/133
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Photo: Peshawar
Accession Number: KO1306/134
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Photo: Peshawar, Kyber Rifles
Accession Number: KO1306/135
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Photo: Fort Armament
Accession Number: KO1306/136
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Ship in Suez Canal
Accession Number: KO1306/137
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Pyramids, Egypt
Accession Number: KO1306/138
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Suez Canal
Accession Number: KO1306/139
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Water Gardens Myasore
Accession Number: KO1306/140
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Quetta Earthquake
Accession Number: KO1306/141
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Suez De Lessops
Monument
Accession Number: KO1306/142
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Taj Mahal
Accession Number: KO1306/143
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Religious Buildings
Accession Number: KO1306/144
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Sightseeing Photo by Private J L Wiggins, Waterside buildings
Accession Number: KO1306/145
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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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