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Photograph of High Commissioner Sir Miles Lampson standing with Army officers in his Diplomatic uniform, at the Silver Jubilee Parade for King George V on Gezira Island, Cairo, Egypt, 6th May 1935. His uniform includes a tailcoat with gold embroidery and a bicorne hat with white plume. Two officers stand to the left of the image next to him. One is wearing a dark uniform with bicorne hat, and the other wears a white tunic and white pith helmet. Two officers on horseback can also be seen Service Dress and pith helmets. The officer in the foreground is possibly Sir George Alexander Weir DSO, General Officer Commanding the British Troops in Egypt. Other soldiers can be seen formed up in the background, as well as trees and some vehicles. From a photograph album of 135 photographs; album entitled: ‘3rd Battalion Grenadier Guards 1930-1960’, showing parades, portraits, and group images, taken mainly in Egypt, North Africa, Italy and Palestine.

Silver Jubilee of King George V, 1935 (Ceremonial Events 1900-1999)