'35th Sikhs. 1913. Subadar Major', 1927

Watercolour by Edmund A Campbell (1871-1951), 1927, after Major Alfred Crowdy Lovett (1862-1919), 1908.

Full-length portrait of an unidentified subadar major, 35th Sikhs, 1913. A subadar was the equivalent Indian Army rank to a British captain.

The 35th (Sikh) Regiment of Bengal Infantry was raised at Ferozepore in 1887 by Lieutenant-Colonel David William Inglis. It participated in the Malakand campaign (1897-1898). With reform of the Indian Army it became the 35th Sikh Infantry in 1901 and the 35th Sikhs in 1903.

The 35th was stationed in India during World War One (1914-1918) but did supply men to other units serving in Europe and the Middle East. The regiment served in the 3rd Afghan War in 1919. In 1922 the unit formed the 10th Battalion 11th Sikh Regiment.