NCOs and men of the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) at Dehra Dun, 1938
Photographs by Kinsey Bros, India, 1938.
The Gurkhas are in full dress uniform apart from the middle figure who wears traditional dress. Several Rifleman are armed with the Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle (SMLE), the standard infantry weapon of the Indian Army at this time.
From an album of 42 photographs associated with 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles).
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1965-04-70-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, London
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1965-04-70-1
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