Bombay, India
photograph, photograph
Accession Number

NAM.2021-10-8-1-10

Description

Photograph showing a body of water (possibly the Arabian Sea) with several ships and a coastline with buildings, Bombay, India, 1931. The 2nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment left Bombay on the 10th April 1931, arriving in Port Sudan on the 21st, before moving onto Khartoum. From a collection of 60 photographs relating to the service of Bandsman Louis Isaac Rayner, 2nd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, 1920s/30s. Photos are taken of band members, travelling, local people and culture in places India, Sudan, France and the UK.