Officers of the Indian Contingent at the Coronation of King George V in the camp at Hampton Court, June 1911

Photograph, 1911.

The camp of the Indian Contingent in the Home Park at Hampton Court was the focus of much press and public interest. The Contingent, numbering around 700 men, was accommodated in tents. There were other, larger, tents for dining, ante room and reception purposes; separate slaughter houses and cook houses were provided for Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus. There was also a store room for rations and equipment, three large wash houses and a field hospital of 24 beds.