King's Indian Orderly Officers in full dress outside their London HQ in Pimlico before visiting Lord Zetland, Secretary of State for India, 1939
Photograph, London, 1939.
The posts of King's Indian Orderly Officers were established by the Viceroy of India in 1903. Specially selected British and Indian officers and NCOs were thereafter appointed each year for the London season, from April to August, and attended the King at court, official engagements and ceremonies like Trooping the Colour.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1992-04-255-2
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1992-04-255-2
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