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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
2802 hits - Army Group
5974 hits - Camels
2612 hits - Cawnpore Memorial
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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
4036 hits - Breach Candy Swimming Club, Bombay
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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
2405 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
4139 hits
DUKWs in Burma. The river is either the Chindwin or the Irrawaddy. - DUKWs in Burma
4032 hits
DUKWs in Burma. The river is either the Chindwin or the Irrawaddy. - DUKWs in Burma.
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DUKWs in Burma. The river is either the Chindwin or the Irrawaddy (Joseph Nicholson is on the extreme left here) - DUKWs in Burma
3138 hits - Elephants
2572 hits - Location not known
2088 hits - Indian Army Brass Band
2561 hits - Indian Country Fair
3122 hits - Indian Village Scene
2275 hits - Soldiers from the 14th Army at Juhu Beach, Bombay
5404 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
4790 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
3809 hits
Soldiers from the 14th Army at Juhu Beach, Bombay (Joseph Nicholson is third from the right) - Katraj Tunnel
2151 hits
Katraj Tunnel on the Burma to Poona (Pune) Road - Kids with Soldiers
3455 hits - Lake Fishermen
2839 hits
Thought to be Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir - Malabar Hill View
4196 hits
View of Chowpatty Beach, Bombay, from Malabar Hill (a posh residential part of Bombay). - View of Bombay from Malabar Hill
3798 hits - Ox Cart
2222 hits - Joseph Nicholson and pals
4074 hits
Joseph Nicholson (left) and pals - Prince of Wales Museum, Bombay
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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
3446 hits - Regal Cinema, Bombay
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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
4092 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
3624 hits - Impromptu Camp
2361 hits - Joseph Nicholson and pals
3742 hits
Joseph Nicholson (left) and pals - Joseph Nicholson and pal
3768 hits
Joseph Nicholson (left) and pal - Victoria Station Bombay
4108 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.