‘Dr Parkinson’, Egypt, 1920
photograph, photograph
Accession Number

NAM.1995-02-105-18

Description

‘Dr Parkinson’, Egypt, 1920. Photograph, captioned, ‘Parkinson’, Egypt, 1920. Dr Parkinson, a medical officer with 9th Hodson’s Horse, probably at Chatby Camp, Alexandria, in Egypt. From an album of 48 photographs compiled by Maj James Roney Keogh Murphy, 9th Hodson’s Horse, in Egypt, 1920. From 1916 to 1925 Murphy served in the Indian Army with the 52nd Sikhs Frontier Force and 9th Hodson’s Horse. He was posted to India, France and Egypt, 1916-1920. Murphy eventually attained the rank of Major and retired from the Indian Army, 1924-1925.