Subadar Duraisami, 73rd Carnatic Infantry, 1911

Reproduction photograph by Langfier Limited, 1911.

The regiment was initially raised as the 13th Carnatic Battalion in 1776 and became the 13th Madras Native Infantry in 1824. It fought in the Mysore Wars, as well as the 3rd Burma War (1885-1887).

In the 1903 reorganisation of the Indian Army the regiment was renamed the 73rd Carnatic Infantry, with a second battalion raised in 1918. During the World War One (1914-1918) the 1st Battalion served in Mesopotamia, followed by participation in the 3rd Afghan War in 1919. Then, in the 1922 reorganisation, the regiment became the 1st Battalion, 3rd Madras Regiment, but was disbanded in 1928. In 1941 the 3rd Madras Regiment was reconstituted with the 1st Battalion made of the pre-war 11th Territorial Battalion.

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.