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(1st Battalion band in British India September 1923, so photo must have been taken when 1st Bn were in Karachi (now Pakistan) between being first at Kohat on NW Frontier in 1922 then on to Aden in 1924. The Battalion were also based in Karachi in 19...) |
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== Summary == |
== Summary == |
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[[1st Battalion]] band in British India September 1923, so photo must have been taken when 1st Bn were in Karachi (now Pakistan) between being first at Kohat on NW Frontier in 1922 then on to Aden in 1924. The Battalion were also based in Karachi in 1919 after WW1. Postmark is Peshawar, and addressed to Mrs Pullinger of 1st Btn. No. 6 bungalow, Cherat. (Cherat was a hill station used during the hot weather by the British who were quartered in the hot and malarious valley of Peshawar). |
[[1st Battalion]] band in British India September 1923, so photo must have been taken when 1st Bn were in Karachi (now Pakistan) between being first at Kohat on NW Frontier in 1922 then on to Aden in 1924. The Battalion were also based in Karachi in 1919 after WW1. Postmark is Peshawar, and addressed to Mrs Pullinger of 1st Btn. No. 6 bungalow, Cherat. (Cherat was a hill station used during the hot weather by the British who were quartered in the hot and malarious valley of Peshawar). |
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Rear side can be seen here: [[:File:1st Border Regiment Band, Karachi 1923 postcard (rear).jpg]] |
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Image courtesy of Paul Bramham. |
Image courtesy of Paul Bramham. |
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[[Category:Border Regiment inter-war years]] |
[[Category:Border Regiment inter-war years]] |
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[[Category:Postcards depicting British India]] |
[[Category:Postcards depicting British India]] |
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== Licensing == |
== Licensing == |
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