
Online Collection
Indian officers and non-commissioned officers, 'B' Company (Ahir), 1st Battalion, The 5th Light Infantry, Quetta, 1918
Photograph, India, Baluchistan, 1918.
These officers and NCOs from 'B' Company are members of the cattle-tending Ahir caste of northern and central India. Ahirs belong mostly to the Hindu Vaishnava sect and pay particular respect to the god Krishna.
From album of 146 photographs compiled by Captain T M Layng, 1915-1921.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1960-12-120-4-95
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1960-12-120-4-95