33rd Mounted Infantry
photograph, photograph
Accession Number

NAM.1973-10-42-2-22

Description

Group photograph of the 33rd Regiment of Madras Infantry on parade in a large landscaped area with trees, Mandalay, Burma, 1890-1895 (c). The soldiers are formed up in several rows with their rfiles resting by their sides. The band plays on the left hand side of the image and one British officer can be seen on horseback. The image probably relates to Capt Stephen Repton Stevens. Image, mounted on board, was taken by Johannes & Co. of Mandalay. From a collection of 36 photographs associated with the Stevens family: Lt Col Stephen James Stevens and his sons and grandsons, 1870-1915 (c). Most served in Indian Cavalry regiments, plus also the Royal Artillery and the South Wales Borderers. Images include portraits and group images taken in India, at Sandhurst Royal Military College and the School of Musketry in Hythe.