African Body Guard Hyderabad Army

[Hawthorn]

Another badge (Collar or headress?) recently acquired, original hand written note accompanying the badges has,

'African Bodyguard (Silver Plated) (Hyderabad Army) 3/-' as its description.

Wonder if anyone could supply approximate dates of wear and confirm its use please.

Regards, Simon.

[Khyber]

Meclenaghan and Head

[Khyber]

Second page... difficult to upload on phone so please excuse ..
If you want to ever sell this let me know..I'm actually supposed to have stopped buying badges but still tempted occasionally Not immediately though..funds crunch... enjoy.... lockdown in India so plenty of time for all this.. keeps my mind away from the misery all around...

[Hawthorn]

Many thanks once again, could you supply the title of the book shown, one I feel I should acquire, expensive though I would imagine.

Hope things are starting to improve for you all over there soon.

Simon.

[Khyber]

The Maharajahs Paltans. History of the Indian States Forces. 2 huge vols. Good if you are interested in princely states, otherwise save your money!

[Khyber]

Thanks for the kind thoughts, Simon. It's a bit tough and a little scary out here but things will improve over time slowly...just need to hang on.
always glad to help.
Sunil

[Hawthorn]

Originally Posted by Khyber

The Maharajahs Paltans. History of the Indian States Forces. 2 huge vols. Good if you are interested in princely states, otherwise save your money!

Thanks for that, I imagine the best book for me would be Ashok Nath's book I read so much about..........must start saving!

Regards, Simon.

[peter monahan]

This photo was recently posted on the South Asian Military heritage Facebook site. The caption read "2 guards from Delhi Durbar with James Recalton an American photographer who visited India in 1903." and the tentative identification of the two gurads was 'Kashmiris' from the Hyderabad state forces. I think that the giant on the right in the photo could very well be African. Thoughts?