One of 46 postcard photographs taken by Johnston and Hoffmann, types of Indian Army, 1887 (c).

Associated with Jemadar, 4th Regiment Hyderabad Contingent, Punjab Cavalry, Bengal Infantry, 7th Rajput Infantry, 20th Punjab Infantry, Sikh Infantry, 25th Madras Infantry, Bombay Infantry, 27th Bombay Infantry, 3rd Mountain Battery, Groups including 15th Sikh Regiment, 3rd Bombay Light Infantry, Indian Native Doctors, views of Delhi, Lucknow and Suez Canal, Egypt.

From ancient times the Hindu Rajputs were known for their valour and chivalry in battle. Unsurprisingly the British designated them a ‘martial race’ and subsequently employed large numbers of these famous warriors in the Indian Army.