Monochrome photograph showing Jemadar Mir Dast surrounded by British army personnel, 1915. Taken in grounds of Royal Pavilion, August 1915, shortly after he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
This postcard shows a group of Indian patients, officers and orderlies at the Royal Pavilion Indian Hospital. In the front centre sits Mir Dast. 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. This photograph was probably taken during the ceremony.
Subedar Mir Dast on a Royal Pavilion balcony, 1915
Photographic Print
Monochrome photographic portrait of Subedar Mir...
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Lord Kitchener and Mir Dast shaking hands in Royal Pavilion Garden, 1915
Monochrome photograph showing Subedar Mir Dast...
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Mir Dast receiving the Victoria Cross from George V, August 1915
Monochrome photograph showing King George V...
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Mir Dast, 1915
Postcard
Postcard showing Mir Dast at the Royal Pavilion...
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