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Regimental Sergeant Major J A Farghar

Photograph Album Page One

Album of photographs complied by Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, from Sep 1934 to Feb 1937 whilst in India.
“This album I have filled with snaps of South India. I have collected them together during by service in the King’s own. I do not wish any persons to think India a land of nothing but beauty, because of these snaps, because everybody tries to make a snap as nice as possible, but I hope you all enjoy looking through as I enjoyed filling it. Lance corporal J A Farghar.”
Not all photographs are present some have been removed or lost.
Accession Number: KO3009/001

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Views of Southern India: The Fountain, Ganoor.
Accession Number: KO3009/002

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Views of Southern India: A nice span of bridge in our locality.
Accession Number: KO3009/003

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Views of Southern India: A nice view of the Nilgiris Hills from Wellington Barracks.
Accession Number: KO3009/004

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Views of Southern India: The ‘Fort’ at Madras.
Accession Number: KO3009/005

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Some idea of our camping places during our ‘trek’ to Bangalore for training: The standing camp at ‘Chickbanaver’ We were in a mango grove.
Accession Number: KO3009/006

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Some idea of our camping places during our ‘trek’ to Bangalore for training: getting our food at Betur.
Accession Number: KO3009/007

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Some idea of our camping places during our ‘trek’ to Bangalore for training: a few of the lads from ‘A’ Company, No. 4 platoon.
Accession Number: KO3009/008

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Some idea of our camping places during our ‘trek’ to Bangalore for training: ‘a drop of char at ‘Otty’.
Accession Number: KO3009/009

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Some idea of our camping places during our ‘trek’ to Bangalore for training: peace and sleep after a march, fruit ‘walls’ in foreground.
Accession Number: KO3009/010

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Some idea of our camping places during our ‘trek’ to Bangalore for training: ‘whose in there? must be an inspection.’
Accession Number: KO3009/011

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Camels
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Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Some idea of our camping places during our ‘trek’ to Bangalore for training: Toddy Lord dishing the grub out. I am in the centre of the three sat down.
Accession Number: KO3009/013

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Some idea of our camping places during our ‘trek’ to Bangalore for training: patching feet up after a hard days marching.
Accession Number: KO3009/014

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Some idea of our camping places during our ‘trek’ to Bangalore for training: it’s not bad when you can get a swim. It took the battalion nine days of hard marching to finish this march. A distance of 137 miles. Every day red hot and believe me everybody was glad when we finished it.
Accession Number: KO3009/015

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Some idea of our camping places during our ‘trek’ to Bangalore for training: companies in the line for dinner
Accession Number: KO3009/016

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Some idea of our camping places during our ‘trek’ to Bangalore for training: what a relief, a good wash.
Accession Number: KO3009/017

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Some idea of our camping places during our ‘trek’ to Bangalore for training: same river, at the other side.
Accession Number: KO3009/018

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
A few snaps of our detachment at Mallapurram: The cookhouse showing also the wire fence by which the detachment is protected from any unwelcome visitors.
Accession Number: KO3009/019

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
A few snaps of our detachment at Mallapurram: The parade square, also used as a hockey ground.
Accession Number: KO3009/020

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
A few snaps of our detachment at Mallapurram: The main entrance into the detachment.
Accession Number: KO3009/021

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
A few snaps of our detachment at Mallapurram:square canteen and barrack rooms.
Accession Number: KO3009/022

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
A few snaps of our detachment at Mallapurram: the detachment from just outside.
This detachment is to prevent any uprisings among the people named Moplans. Each company goes for 6 months and have a nice easy time for it is too hot to do any parades after 9.30 a.m.
Accession Number: KO3009/023

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Canoor, this place is about 3 miles from Wellington Barracks, but it is not toonice.
Accession Number: KO3009/024

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
The British Military Hospital and Nilgiri Hills.
Accession Number: KO3009/025

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
The Malabar police guard room.
Accession Number: KO3009/026

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
The Rajah of Mysore goes for a ride around.
Accession Number: KO3009/027

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
The Drums of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, on parade on St. George’s Day.
Accession Number: KO3009/028

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Sunset at Mallapurram.
Accession Number: KO3009/029

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
A god of war for some tribe.
Accession Number: KO3009/030

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Wellington, 1936, the funeral of Private James Cottam, number 3710934, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, died 12 Apr 1936. “This young fellow was killed by losing control of a bicycle he was riding and he had only been in India 4 months, he had only been in the army 18 months, so as you can tell it was very bad luck to be killed so soon. Age 20 years 6 months.
The escort to the coffin.
Accession Number: KO3009/031

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Wellington, 1936, the funeral of Private James Cottam, number 3710934, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, died 12 Apr 1936. His comrades follow on.
Accession Number: KO3009/032

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Wellington, 1936, the funeral of Private James Cottam, number 3710934, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, died 12 Apr 1936. Leaving the hospital.
Accession Number: KO3009/033

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Wellington, 1936, the funeral of Private James Cottam, number 3710934, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, died 12 Apr 1936. Firing party and the drums.
Accession Number: KO3009/034

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Wellington, 1936, the funeral of Private James Cottam, number 3710934, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, died 12 Apr 1936. His Company Commander and Company.
Accession Number: KO3009/035

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Wellington, 1936, the funeral of Private James Cottam, number 3710934, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, died 12 Apr 1936. Ashes to Ashes.
Accession Number: KO3009/036

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Wellington, 1936, the funeral of Private James Cottam, number 3710934, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, died 12 Apr 1936. The Last post.
Accession Number: KO3009/037

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Wellington, 1936, the funeral of Private James Cottam, number 3710934, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, died 12 Apr 1936. His comrades last look.
Accession Number: KO3009/038

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Wellington, 1936, the funeral of Private James Cottam, number 3710934, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, died 12 Apr 1936. The burial service being read.
Accession Number: KO3009/039

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Wellington, 1936, the funeral of Private James Cottam, number 3710934, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, died 12 Apr 1936. The coffin being lowered.
Accession Number: KO3009/040

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Roman Catholic Church for natives.
Accession Number: KO3009/041

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Aircraft, Karachi to Blighty.
Accession Number: KO3009/042

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
The Citidal, Egypt.
Accession Number: KO3009/043

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Grave of Boy E D Wordsworth, died 10 May 1928, Age 17 years.
Accession Number: KO3009/044

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Sphinx, Egypt.
Accession Number: KO3009/045

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Grave of Captain Arthur Alexander Geddes, Royal Army Service Corps (MT) Motor Ambulance Company, died 5 Jul 1916. Rawalpindi, India.
Accession Number: KO3009/046

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
A submarine at Malta.
Accession Number: KO3009/047

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Mallapurram.
Accession Number: KO3009/048

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
‘Southampton “Oh Boy”’
Accession Number: KO3009/049

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Malta
Accession Number: KO3009/050

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
A wishing tree in India
Accession Number: KO3009/051

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
The Shandy Wellington.
Accession Number: KO3009/052

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Modern Madras, India.
Accession Number: KO3009/053

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
The Docks at Bombay, India.
Accession Number: KO3009/054

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
An Indian Cemetery.
Accession Number: KO3009/055

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Water fountain, Wellington.
Accession Number: KO3009/056

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
A school at Madras, India.
Accession Number: KO3009/057

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Mallapurram.
Accession Number: KO3009/058

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
The Nilgiris Railway ends.
Accession Number: KO3009/059

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Egypt.
Accession Number: KO3009/060

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Liberty.
Accession Number: KO3009/061

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Mallapurram.
Accession Number: KO3009/062

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
The Corps of Drums of the 1st Battalion, King’s Own Royal Regiment, ‘retreat’.
Accession Number: KO3009/063

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
The Lake and part of the city, Mysore, India.
Accession Number: KO3009/064

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
The lakes overflow, Mysore, India.
Accession Number: KO3009/065

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
The Lake and Curch, Mysore, India.
Accession Number: KO3009/066

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
The fort, Mysore, India.
Accession Number: KO3009/067

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
A Street of blessings. Callicut on the West Coast, India. Callicot is a small port and is only 35 miles from Mallaporram.
Accession Number: KO3009/068

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
A few thatched cottages, Callicut on the West Coast, India. Callicot is a small port and is only 35 miles from Mallaporram.
Accession Number: KO3009/069

Photograph in album of Lance corporal J A Farghar, number 3710436, 1st Battalion, King’s Own, Sep 1934 to Feb 1937, whilst in Southern India.
Same street, other side, A Street of blessings. Callicut on the West Coast, India. Callicot is a small port and is only 35 miles from Mallaporram.
Accession Number: KO3009/070
 

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