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Post date / 2013 / October
- Acrobats
2825 hits - Army Group
6017 hits - Camels
2629 hits - Cawnpore Memorial
3728 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
4065 hits - Docks
2423 hits
Location not known (possibly Alexandra Docks, Bombay) - DUKWs in Burma
4167 hits
DUKWs in Burma. The river is either the Chindwin or the Irrawaddy. - DUKWs in Burma
4059 hits
DUKWs in Burma. The river is either the Chindwin or the Irrawaddy. - DUKWs in Burma.
3957 hits
DUKWs in Burma. The river is either the Chindwin or the Irrawaddy (Joseph Nicholson is on the extreme left here) - DUKWs in Burma
3149 hits - Elephants
2587 hits - Location not known
2098 hits - Indian Country Fair
3140 hits - Indian Village Scene
2283 hits - Soldiers from the 14th Army at Juhu Beach, Bombay
5457 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
4828 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
3843 hits
Soldiers from the 14th Army at Juhu Beach, Bombay (Joseph Nicholson is third from the right) - Katraj Tunnel
2166 hits
Katraj Tunnel on the Burma to Poona (Pune) Road - Kids with Soldiers
3507 hits - Malabar Hill View
4227 hits
View of Chowpatty Beach, Bombay, from Malabar Hill (a posh residential part of Bombay). - View of Bombay from Malabar Hill
3824 hits - Ox Cart
2241 hits - Joseph Nicholson and pals
4107 hits
Joseph Nicholson (left) and pals - Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay
3868 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
3484 hits - Regal Cinema, Bombay
3977 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
4127 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
3179 hits
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
3651 hits - Impromptu Camp
2377 hits - Joseph Nicholson and pals
3770 hits
Joseph Nicholson (left) and pals - Joseph Nicholson and pal
3797 hits
Joseph Nicholson (left) and pal - Victoria Station Bombay
4161 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. - Breach Candy Swimming Club, Bombay
4658 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. - DUKWs in Burma
4338 hits
DUKWs in Burma. The river is either the Chindwin or the Irrawaddy. - Indian Army Brass Band
2570 hits - Lake Fishermen
2854 hits
Thought to be Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir