Indian

[chiquichops]

I love discovering these old threads. Excellent photos!

 

[Louis]

M3 Stuart of the 'B' Sq. of the Indian 7th Light Cavalry, in Imphal, India. 1944.

 

[Louis]

Indian soldiers marching in Birmingham, 1941.

 

[chiquichops]

Another interesting photo, Louís. An awful lot of commonwealth soldiers gave their lives for the empire. Lest we forget.

 

[Louis]

Members of Indian Air Force with their Vultee A-31 Vengeance dive bombers at Assam, India. Aug 1944

 

[Gunner]

In case you wondered....

A Vultee A-31 Vengeance dive bomber:

 

[Louis]

Force K6 were an all Muslim Punjabi regiment mainly from the Pakistan side of pre-partition India that escaped from Dunkirk during the war and arrived in Britain eventually making their way to Scotland. Once here, the mule transport regiment trained and supplied the defences from the Scottish Highlands.

The soldiers of Force K6 were popular with the communities they camped near during their time in Badenoch and Strathspey, an area of Highland Council, in Scotland.

 

[Gunner]

I like the toy horse in his hand.

 

[Rico]

1943, Italy. Sikh Bren gunner Corporal Chain Singh from 6 Royal Frontier Force Rifles.

 

[Nort]

I like the watch cover. Presumably to protect the crystal and avoid light reflection?

 

[Rico]

1943, Frisa, Italy. Indian troops from 6 Royal Frontier Force Rifles advancing in a universal carrier.

 

[Louis]

Indian troops play a game of chess in England, right after Dunkirk evacuation in June 1940.

 

[Louis]