Cigarettes being presented to some of our wounded officers at Kitchener Hospital, Brighton. Photographer: H. D. Girdwood.
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Caption note continues: 'In the distance can be seen several of the buildings in this huge hospital. Not only does Tommy Atkins have his wants supplied with quantities of cigarettes, tobacco, etc but here we see our wounded Indians receiving the same'.
A fatigue party of slightly wounded Indians who have practically recovered from the effects of their wounds, getting fit for the front again by assisting in preparing the grounds at the Kitchener Hospital [Brighton]. Photographer: H. D. Girdwood.
A hero - Bal Bahadur [Brighton, England]. Photographer: H. D. Girdwood.
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Head and shoulders seated portrait, taken at one of the Brighton hospitals for wounded Indians. Caption note continues: 'A hero, Bhaz Gul of the 59th Scinde Rifles was promoted in the field for gallantry at Neuve Chapelle. The story of his gallant exploit is as follows. With an officer and two ot...
Two heroes, Bal Bahadur and Pim Bahadur...in the Dome Hospital [Brighton]. Photographer: H. D. Girdwood.
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The two wounded soldiers in wheelchairs in the hospital grounds. The full caption reads: 'Two heroes, Bal Bahadur and Pim Bahadur, cousins, belonging to the 1/9 Gurkha Regiment, who were both wounded by the same shell, on November 13th. This shell killed no less than 6 and wounded 10 others. The...
Two badly wounded Indians at Brighton. Photographer: H. D. Girdwood.
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Full-length portrait of two saluting Indian soldiers, seated in grounds of one of the military hospitals. The caption note continues: 'The Gurkha on the left is known as 'smiler' among all the hospital staff, as he is always smiling, in spite of his wounds. The sepoy on the right was wounded by a...
The four worst cases in the Brighton hospital. Photographer: H. D. Girdwood.
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Four wounded soldiers seated in wheelchairs in the hospital grounds. Caption note continues: 'The sepoy on the extreme left, in the chair, is the most severe case in the whole hospital, but is now well on the way to recovery. The sepoy smoking has a fractured arm and elbow, caused by an explosive...
Card parties of wounded Indians at Brighton. Photographer: H. D. Girdwood.
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Indian soldiers playing card, watched by medical orderlies. Caption note continues: 'Scattered about the spacious grounds on a sunny day may be found many parties of our brave fellows playing cards, quoits, smoking, etc in finest spirit of good comradeship with their white medical orderlies'.