Sikh soldiers with medals, Indian Army, Beijing
Collection
Identifier
BL-n057
Notes
University of Bristol - Historical Photographs of China reference number: BL-n057. Caption on typed list accompanying the box of negatives: '28: Group of Sikhs'. Digitised from a negative made for a copy print. The officer standing, third from the left is Sardar Bahadur Mit Singh, 3rd Sikh regiment. Sitting, first left is a Punjabi Muslim, named Bahadur Ali Khan of the 1st Sikh Infantry, Punjab Frontier Force. He received the Indian Order of Merit for gallantry in East Africa in April 1896 - and his decorations and medals include the neck badge of the 3rd Class Order of the Brilliant Star of Zanzibar.