Subedar Mir Dast on a Royal Pavilion balcony, 1915

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Monochrome photographic portrait of Subedar Mir Dast standing on the balcony of the Royal Pavilion. Taken during its use as a Military Hospital, 1915. Mir Dast was a Pathan soldier who was awarded the Victoria Cross by King George V at the Royal Pavilion in August 1915.
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Timeline / 1910s
Timeline / World War One (1914-1918)
Collections / Local & Social History
Learning Themes / WW1 / Photographs
Collections / Local & Social History / Historic Photographs
Learning Themes / Royal Pavilion / Indian Military Hospital (1914-1916)
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Royal Pavilion & Museums, Brighton & Hove
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Subedar Mir Dast on a Royal Pavilion balcony, 1915
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1915
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This postcard shows Mir Dast, an Indian soldier who was treated at the Pavilion Indian Military Hospital. He stands on the balcony of the Royal Pavilion, and wears a coat with a mandarin collar, which is open and turned down. He wears a coloured turban with a striped pattern. He carries a cane in his right hand. 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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hospital, medicine, Indian Corps, Pathan, Pashtunindian hospital
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10.15 MB; 3840 x 5553 pixels; 325 x 470 mm (print at 300 DPI);
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