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Guidon Scinde Horse, belonging to Lt Col J P Thompson OBE, 1900 (c) - 1970.
guidon, guidon
Accession Number

NAM.2014-01-17-1

Description

Guidon, embroidered, Scinde Horse, belonging to Lt Col J P Thompson OBE, 1900 (c) - 1970. Fringed, swallow-tailed guidon, dusky pink with a large embroidered Scinde Horse badge on a green background, surrounding is inscribed ‘1843’, ‘Meeanee’, ‘Hyderabad’, ‘Punjaub’, ‘Persia’, ‘Central India’, ‘Cutchee’, ‘Mooltan’ and ‘Goojrat’ in English. Other patches embroidered in Persian/Urdu script. Khaki cotton pole sleeve to one side and pink, green and silver bullion fringe to three sides. Likely to be a commemorative gift issued to departing officers as other examples of very similar guidons are know to have been gifted to other officers including Col James Napier Simonds, 1936.

Events

Meeanee, Battle of, 1843 (Sind 1843), Hyderabad, Battle of, 1843 (Sind 1843), Multan, Siege of, 1848-49 (2nd Sikh War 1848-1849), Gujerat, Battle of, 1849 (2nd Sikh War 1848-1849)

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