Photo Gallery
Album of Photographs:
1st Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment, India
1937-40
This album of photographs was purchased by the
museum with few clues as to who the soldier was who compiled it.
There are a number of soldiers named and also a number of pictures
missing.
The pictures appear on this page in the order in which they appeared in
the photograph album.

Madras University, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/001

Street view, Madras, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/002

Madras beach and harbour, 1937.
Accession Number: KO 2940/003

River at Madras, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/004

Football ground, Mallapuram, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/005

Mallapuram, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/006

Mallapuram, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/007

Madras Central Station, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/008

Signal Tower, Madras Harbour, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/009

River Coombe, Madras, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/010

Moore Market, Madras, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/011

Madras Beach, Madras, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/012

Madras, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/013

Madras, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/014

Railway station near Madras, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/015

Delhi, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/016

Madras, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/017

Bangalore, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/018

Kashmir, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/019

Bangalore, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/020

Mysore, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/021

Street Scene, Madras, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/022

Tram car and street scene, Madras, India, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/023

Kashmir, India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/024

Brahmin Temple, Madras
Accession Number: KO 2940/025

Kashmir, India
Accession Number: KO 2940/026

Fortress, Kashmir
Accession Number: KO 2940/027

City Walls, Kashmir
Accession Number: KO 2940/028

Old Temple, Bangalore
Accession Number: KO 2940/029

Fortress Kashmir
Accession Number: KO 2940/030

Moat around fort, Kashmir
Accession Number: KO 2940/031

Saint Thome Gate, Gate to the Hospital
Accession Number: KO 2940/032

King’s Barracks, Madras
Accession Number: KO 2940/033

Part of the Moat, Fort.
Accession Number: KO 2940/034

House where Clive of India lived.
Accession Number: KO 2940/035

‘Taff’ and Ernie, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/036

Some of the lads, 1st King’s Own, Madras, 1938
Accession Number: KO 2940/037

Some of 18 Platoon, 1st King’s Own, Madras, 1938
Accession Number: KO 2940/038

Bill, 1st King’s Own, Madras, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/039

Private Percy Apps, number 3710330, 1st King’s Own, Madras, 1937
Private Percy Apps enlisted on 24th November 1932 and transferred to the
Loyal Regiment 17th March 1944.
Accession Number: KO 2940/040

Bill, Ernie and ‘Tich’, 1st King’s Own, Madras, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/041

Passing on an evening, soldiers listen to gramophone, St. Thomas Mount,
1938
Accession Number: KO 2940/042

‘Fitz’ 1st King’s Own, 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/043

Taff and Ernie, 1st King’s Own, 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/044

Ernie, 1st King’s Own, 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/045

Bill, 1st King’s Own, 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/046

Percy, 1st King’s Own, 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/047

‘Skin’ 1st King’s Own, 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/048

Group of footballers, 1st King’s Own, 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/049

Soldier in hospital bed, 1st King’s Own, circa 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/050

Pallavaram, 1st King’s Own, 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/051

‘D’ Company Lines, Pallavaram, 1st King’s Own, 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/052

The Canteen, Pallavaram, 1st King’s Own, 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/053

Stanley Club, Madras, circa 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/054

Karachi, 1st King’s Own, 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/055

Fishing village and beach, Madras, 1st King’s Own, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/056

Old gun in Delhi Fort captured on the North West Frontier
Accession Number: KO 2940/057

Native fishermen in boat, Madras, circa 1937-39
Accession Number: KO 2940/058

Native fishing boat, Madras, circa 1937-39
Accession Number: KO 2940/059

Monument, Madras, 1937-39
Accession Number: KO 2940/060

Madras, 1937-39
Accession Number: KO 2940/061

Madras, 1937-39
Accession Number: KO 2940/062

Ox-carts carrying hay, Madras, 1937-39
Accession Number: KO 2940/063

Madras Harbour, 1937-39.
Accession Number: KO 2940/064

View near Wellington, Southern India, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/065

Wellington, Southern India, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/066

Wellington, Southern India, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/067

Wellington, Southern India, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/068

Grave of Private Harold Dickinson, number
3710696, who was killed by a shark when bathing from Fort Beach on 26
Feb 1939. Erected by his comrades 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal
Regiment
Accession Number: KO 2940/069

Accession Number: KO 2940/070

Graves of Private Stanley Pickvance,
number 3854075 who died at Madras, 28 Dec 1937. Erected by his comrades
1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Accession Number: KO2940/070a

Private Charles Frank Hudson, number
3710634 who died at Madras, on 2 Nov 1937. Erected by his parents and
comrades, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment.
Accession Number: KO 2940/070b

Swimming pool, Madras, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/071

Group of soldiers, 1st King’s Own, Madras, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/072

Barracks and soldiers, Madras, 1st King’s Own, Madras, 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/073

Repairing bicycles and group of soldiers sitting, Country Club Camp,
Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/074

Enlargement showing the bicycles being repaired.
Accession Number: KO 2940/074

Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/075

Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/076

Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/077

Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/078

Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/079

Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/080

Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/081

Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/082

Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/083

Motor cycles and bicycles, Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/084

Karachi Harbour, circa 1939-40
Accession Number: KO 2940/085

Building in Fort George, Madras, where ‘Clive of India’ lived.
Accession Number: KO 2940/086

Law Courts, Madras, floodlit at night.
Accession Number: KO 2940/087

Postcard featuring two soldiers in the UK. Addressed to Private
Todhunter, C company, 2nd King’s Own, Blenheim Barracks, Aldershot.
Message signed from ‘Taffy’ . Postmarked Jul 1937 Aberteifi, Cardigan,
Wales
Accession Number: KO 2940/088

Buddhist or Jain Temple, India.
Accession Number: KO 2940/089

India
Accession Number: KO 2940/090

The ‘Dhobi’ laundry man, circa 1937-39
Accession Number: KO 2940/091

Birds, India
Accession Number: KO 2940/092

Moat
Accession Number: KO 2940/093

Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/094

Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/095

Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/096

Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/097

Country Club Camp, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/098

Soldier with dog on beach, Karachi, 1939-40
Accession Number: KO 2940/099

Karachi Beach, with flying boat, India, circa 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/100

Soldiers on Karachi beach, circa 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/101

Unknown soldier, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/102

Unknown soldier, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/103

Unknown dog, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/104

Two unknown soldiers, Karachi, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/105

Crocodile, India
Accession Number: KO 2940/106

‘common sights in the streets’, circa 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/107

Unknown soldier
Accession Number: KO 2940/108

Soldiers celebrating Christmas, circa 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/109

Group of soldiers in Barracks, casual pose, circa 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/110

Sign on grass ‘A Coy The King’s Own, Apr 1938’
Accession Number: KO 2940/111

Railway bridge probably near Wellington, Southern India
Accession Number: KO 2940/112

Two unknown soldiers Accession Number: KO 2940/113

Room interior, unknown, India.
Accession Number: KO 2940/114

Gardens
Accession Number: KO 2940/115

View of hills, Wellington, Southern India.
Accession Number: KO 2940/116

View in India, including two tall masts.
Accession Number: KO 2940/117

Unknown soldier on wall
Accession Number: KO 2940/118

River side view with natives and cow in water, and Madras University at
the rear.
Accession Number: KO 2940/119

Motor Transport, Karachi, circa 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/120

Group of four unknown soldiers.
Accession Number: KO 2940/121

Merry Weather Tower, Karachi
Accession Number: KO 2940/122

Indians
Accession Number: KO 2940/123

Wellington, Southern India
Accession Number: KO 2940/124

Gandi Garden, Karachi
Accession Number: KO 2940/125

Napier Barracks, Karachi
Accession Number: KO 2940/126

Madras Swimming pool, soldiers on diving board, circa 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/127

Unknown soldier, 1937-38
Accession Number: KO 2940/128

Unknown soldiers, 1937-38
Accession Number: KO 2940/129

Camp
Accession Number: KO 2940/130

Road, Indian policeman and monument.
Accession Number: KO 2940/131

Battalion on parade, circa 1937-39
Accession Number: KO 2940/132

St. George’s Gate, Madras
Accession Number: KO 2940/133

Wallajah Road, possibly Madras
Accession Number: KO 2940/134

India
Accession Number: KO 2940/135

Group of soldiers, possibly at Karachi, 1st King’s Own, 1940
Accession Number: KO 2940/136

Sind Secretariat, Karachi, 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/137

Donkey Cart outside Sind National Printing Press, Karachi, 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/138

Union Jack Club, Karachi, 1939-40
Accession Number: KO 2940/139

Native Jetty, Karachi, 1939-40
Accession Number: KO 2940/140

Tram car and street, Karachi, India, 1939-40
Accession Number: KO 2940/141

Bunder Road, Karachi, India, 1939-40
Accession Number: KO 2940/142

Napier Barracks, Karachi, India, 1939-40
Accession Number: KO 2940/143

Marching troops of the 1st King’s Own, Karachi, 1939-40
Accession Number: KO 2940/144

Monument, Karachi, India, 1939
Accession Number: KO 2940/145

Wellington Barracks, Southern India, circa 1937
Accession Number: KO 2940/146

Elphinstone Street, Karachi, India, 1939-40
Accession Number: KO 2940/147

Clifton, Karachi, India, 1939-40
Accession Number: KO 2940/148

Indian Countryside, circa 1937-40
Accession Number: KO 2940/149

Light House, Karachi, India, 1939-40
Accession Number: KO 2940/150

War Memorial, Madras
Accession Number: KO 2940/151
Only a proportion of our collections
are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display
in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of
our collections which are held in store.