Honorary Lieutenant Hon Malik Umar Hayat Khan, CIE, ADC, 18th King George's Own Lancers, 1911

Reproduction of portrait photograph by Langfier Limited, 1911.

Major General Sir Umar Hayat Khan Tiwana (1874-1944) served with the 18th King George's Own Lancers in the Somaliland campaign (1901-1904) and Tibet (1903-1904). He was Mentioned in Despatches six times during World War One (1914-1918) and also served in the 3rd Afghan War (1919). Khan served as aide-de-camp to three kings, George V, Edward VIII and George VI. He served as Assistant Herald to Brigadier General William Peyton (1866-1931), the Delhi Herald Extraordinary, at the Delhi Durbar in 1911.

From a photograph album of 284 portrait photographs of British and Indian Officers of the Indian Contingent, who attended the Coronation of King George V and Queen Mary, 1911.

The Coronation of King George V and his wife Queen Mary took place on 22 June 1911 at Westminster Abbey. This was followed by the Delhi Coronation Durbar on 12 December 1911, which was attended by around 100,000 people.