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‘28NI 1881’. Officers of the 28th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry, 1881.
photograph, photograph
Accession Number

NAM.1953-12-11-2

Description

‘28NI 1881’. Officers of the 28th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry, 1881. Photograph from an album of 27 photographs, 1870-1928. The officers are named (from left to right): Back row: Major James Ketchen; Lt Col Francis Corbet Singleton; Lt Rawdon Edward Dennys Reilly Front row: Surgeon Major Joseph Forbes Keith; Lt Philip John Hanham Aplin; Lt William St Lucien Chase Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Colonel) Rawdon Edward Dennys Reilly (1852-1924) and Lieutenant Colonel Francis Corbet Singleton (1841-1886) were veterans of the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880). Lieutenant (later Colonel) William St Lucien Chase (1856-1908) was awarded the Victoria Cross for his gallantry during the same campaign. Associated with 128th Pioneers 1901-1928, 28th Bombay pioneers 1870-1901 and 3rd Bn 2nd Bombay Pioneers. Associated with India. Showing groups, at the Coronation Delhi Durbar 1911, also in 1914, 1922, 1925, 1928 and individual portraits.

Campaigns

2nd Afghan War (1878-1880)

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