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Home / Personal Collections / Paul Nicholson Collection 38
A collection of photographs taken between 1942-1945 by Joseph Nicholson whilst serving in the Army during WWII. All the photographs were taken in India apart from five which were taken in Burma as the Allies returned to Burma to defeat the Japanese.
- 609 Co RASC 14th Army c 1942 India
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Group Photo of 609 Company, RASC, 14th Army some time between 1942 and 1945, almost certainly in India exact location is unknown. My father, Joseph Nicholson is seated ninth from the left on the front row. - Acrobats
2809 hits - Army Group
5988 hits - Camels
2615 hits - Cawnpore Memorial
3704 hits
The Angel of Cawnpore, erected over the well where many perished in the Indian Mutiny of 1857. This monument was relocated to All Saints Church, Cawnpore, after Independence. - Allied Convoy, Cape Town, May 1942
4047 hits - Breach Candy Swimming Club, Bombay
4621 hits
Breach Candy Swimming Club, Bombay. The pool was built by the British and historically and to this day has a substantial ex-pat membership. The pool takes the shape of the sub-continent of India. Today, the club is now the most exclusive club in South Bombay with an enrolment fee in the region of 1.3 crore. In Indian currency, 1 crore = 10 million rupees which at 2013 exchange rates of approx. 100 rupees= £1 makes an astonishing fee of £130,000. - Docks
2408 hits
Location not known (possibly Alexandra Docks, Bombay) - DUKWs in Burma
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DUKWs in Burma. The river is either the Chindwin or the Irrawaddy. - DUKWs in Burma
4151 hits
DUKWs in Burma. The river is either the Chindwin or the Irrawaddy. - DUKWs in Burma
4042 hits
DUKWs in Burma. The river is either the Chindwin or the Irrawaddy. - DUKWs in Burma.
3946 hits
DUKWs in Burma. The river is either the Chindwin or the Irrawaddy (Joseph Nicholson is on the extreme left here) - DUKWs in Burma
3143 hits - Elephants
2575 hits - Location not known
2090 hits - Indian Army Brass Band
2564 hits - Indian Country Fair
3126 hits - Indian Village Scene
2276 hits - Soldiers from the 14th Army at Juhu Beach, Bombay
5419 hits
Soldiers from the 14th Army at Juhu Beach, Bombay (Joseph Nicholson is third from the left) - Soldiers from the 14th Army at Juhu Beach, Bombay
4802 hits
Soldiers from the 14th Army at Juhu Beach, Bombay (Joseph Nicholson is seated, extreme right) - Soldiers from the 14th Army at Juhu Beach, Bombay
3819 hits
Soldiers from the 14th Army at Juhu Beach, Bombay (Joseph Nicholson is third from the right) - Katraj Tunnel
2154 hits
Katraj Tunnel on the Burma to Poona (Pune) Road - Kids with Soldiers
3464 hits - Lake Fishermen
2843 hits
Thought to be Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir - Malabar Hill View
4205 hits
View of Chowpatty Beach, Bombay, from Malabar Hill (a posh residential part of Bombay). - View of Bombay from Malabar Hill
3805 hits - Ox Cart
2226 hits - Joseph Nicholson and pals
4083 hits
Joseph Nicholson (left) and pals - Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay
3805 hits
Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay. George V, The Prince of Wales, laid the foundation stone on 11th November 1905. The museum was renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya in 1995. - Rajabai Clock Tower, Bombay
3457 hits - Regal Cinema, Bombay
3936 hits
Regal Cinema, Bombay. An Art Deco cinema opened in 1933, the Regal was the first cinema in India to have air-conditioning. It also has an underground car park. With large sweeping balconies and plush velvet seats the cinema is still thriving today. (This photo must have been taken in 1945 since the film Frisco Sal was released in New York in February 1945). - Revnell Services Club, Lahore
4102 hits
The building is Nedou's Hotel, Lahore, Punjab (now in Pakistan) built in 1880. Here, it is providing a recreational centre for forces during WWII. Sadly, the building was knocked down after the war and a new hotel, The Avari, now stands on the site. Historical note: The Nedous Hotel was famous as a haunt of none other than Lawrence of Arabia. - Sati Chaura Ghat, Cawnpore
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Thought to be a view of Sati Chaura Ghat, Cawnpore where atrocities took place in the Indian Mutiny of 1857. Note the so-called 'Bridge of Boats' in the middle of the picture. The river is the Ganges. The photo was taken from the railway bridge on the line to Lucknow (to left). - Table Mountain, Cape Town, May 1942
3632 hits - Impromptu Camp
2366 hits - Joseph Nicholson and pals
3749 hits
Joseph Nicholson (left) and pals - Joseph Nicholson and pal
3776 hits
Joseph Nicholson (left) and pal - Victoria Station Bombay
4121 hits
Victoria Railway Station, Bombay. Designed by Frederick William Stevens and built in 1887, it was renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in 1996 when Bombay assumed its new name of Mumbai. It is usually referred to as either VT or CST.