
Caption | Newly-arrived Indian Commonwealth troops at Singapore, Nov 1941 ww2dbase | ||||||||
Photographer | Fred E. Palmer | ||||||||
Source | ww2dbaseImperial War Museum | ||||||||
Identification Code | 4700-50 FE 218 | ||||||||
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Photos at Same Place | Singapore, Canada | ||||||||
Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Added Date | 5 Dec 2007 | ||||||||
Licensing | Crown Copyright / Public Domain. According to the Crown Copyright laws of the United Kingdom, copyright protection has expired for photographs created prior to 1 Jun 1957. |
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19 Sep 2011 06:57:14 PM
FALL IN, DRESS RIGHT, DRESS, THESE INDAN TROOPS ARE ARMED WITH THE LEE-ENFIELD .303 CALIBER RIFLE, UNIFORMS LOOKS LIKE STANDARD TROPICAL SHORT SLEEVE SHIRT AND SHORTS WITH 1937 PATTERN WEB GEAR. THE HEAD GEAR IS THE PUGGREE, ANKLE-BOOTS W/CANVAS OR LEATHER GAITERS W/HIGH SOCKS.
DID YOU KNOW...
IT WAS POSSIBLE TO TELL FROM THE SHAPE OF THE PUGGREE THE WEARER'S RELIGION AND CASTE.