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Old 05-07-20, 10:46 AM
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Default Officers of the 77th Moplah Rifles, Bangalore, 1907

Some close up photographs of a group of the officers of the 77th Moplah Rifles.
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Old 05-07-20, 12:11 PM
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There is a plaque at St Paul's Bangalore to commemorate the mustering out of the regiment. Trying to attach a photo...
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Old 05-07-20, 12:16 PM
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Simon, there is another photo of the regiment of officers and men, the sepoys wearing a very distinctive fez-like pagri/cap..will try and locate..
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None of them appear to be wearing any medal ribbons. Neither battalion saw any action during their brief existance.

This Wiki entry provides an interesting if perhaps not very flattering commentary on the raising and disbandment of this regiment:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/78th_Moplah_Rifles
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Old 05-07-20, 01:03 PM
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None of them appear to be wearing any medal ribbons. Neither battalion saw any action during their brief existence.
Two of the officers appear to be wearing the ribbon of the India General Service Medal. Not that the medal ribbons are important, concentrate on the moustaches, it was moustaches like these that won us an Empire.
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There is a plaque at St Paul's Bangalore to commemorate the mustering out of the regiment. Trying to attach a photo...
Superb, thank you for posting.
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, concentrate on the moustaches, it was moustaches like these that won us an Empire.
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Two of the officers appear to be wearing the ribbon of the India General Service Medal.
Better eyes, or more patience than I! Thank you for that necessary correction.

OTOH, you are completely correct: it is the moustaches which really count.
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Not that the medal ribbons are important, concentrate on the moustaches, it was moustaches like these that won us an Empire.
Indeed they did Sir, well said! - Regards Mark
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Old 13-07-20, 06:35 PM
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Smile Moplah Rifles

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Some close up photographs of a group of the officers of the 77th Moplah Rifles.
Great photographs....does anybody have a badge of 77 Moplah Rifles, the type shown worn by the officers, appears to be a bugle and scroll but difficult to make out in the image. Thanks Piffer
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Old 13-07-20, 09:46 PM
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Khyber has a superb example in his album. I am sure that he will not mind me posting a link.

https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ctureid=183780
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Not at all Simon. Here's a photo of the SBP of the 78th Moplahs, belongs to a friend who I know will not mind me posting it here.
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Found it! Officers and men of the 77th at Bangalore, July 1907. Those moustaches again!!!
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Old 15-07-20, 09:43 AM
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Not at all Simon. Here's a photo of the SBP of the 78th Moplahs, belongs to a friend who I know will not mind me posting it here.
A very nice and probably very scarce item, thank you for posting.
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Found it! Officers and men of the 77th at Bangalore, July 1907. Those moustaches again!!!
And almost certainly the same officers wearing them

I suspect that the two photographs were taken on the same day, unless the 77th Moplah Rifles spent July 1907 taking photographs of themselves. It is a well known that a luxurious moustache can turn the head of a young woman and make its wearer vain.
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