Mir Dast, 1915

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Postcard showing Mir Dast at the Royal Pavilion Indian hospital, 1915.
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Timeline / World War One (1914-1918)
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Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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Mir Dast, 1915
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c1914-1918
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This postcard shows Mir Dast, an Indian soldier who was treated at the Pavilion Indian Military Hospital. He stands against an exterior wall of the Pavilion, and wears a coat with a mandarin collar, which is open and turned down. He wears a coloured turban with a striped pattern. The Royal Pavilion, Dome and Corn Exchange acted as a military hospital for wounded Indian soldiers from December 1914 until early 1916. A Muslim Pathan, Mir Dast was awarded the Victoria Cross by King George V at the Pavilion in August 1915.
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Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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Latitude: 50.8224
Longitude: -0.1377
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