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Gymnastic Instructors of the 1st Brahmans, 1913

Gymnastic instructors of the 1st Brahmans, winners of 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes in the 9th Division Assault At Arms competition, 1913

Photograph, India, 1913.

The instructors are (left to right) Lance Naik (lance corporal) Silladin Tewari (2nd place in the Assault At Arms), Naik (corporal) Parmeshwardayal Pande (1st) and Naik Ramdersan Misr (3rd). Sports formed a key part of recreation in the Indian Army, and the 1st Brahmans were very successful sportsmen.

From an album of 26 photographs associated with the 1st Brahmans, later the 4th/1st Punjab Regiment, 1904-1931.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1963-10-39-15

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum, London

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-10-39-15