97th Deccan Infantry


Bugler, 1908


A Rajput with a white good conduct stripe on his sleeve. His turban is dark green to show his Hyderabad origins, but with a red fringe. The end of his green sash hangs on the left, showing the pink and white stripes. The bugle has a green cord. Blue trousers piped red tuck into white leggings.


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