A nice and original period made - Delhi 1942 dated - portrait (on a postcard size) photoghraph depicting two, most likely members of the early 151/156 Parachute Battalion

This is a fine example of a scarce to find original period made - Delhi 1942 dated - portrait (on a postcard size) photoghraph depicting two members, most likely of the early 151/156 Parachute Battalion. These two members are proudly showing there well earned parachute qualification wings on there khaki drill shirts and wearing there side caps because the well known maroon berets wasn't issued till that day.
The 151st Parachute Battalion was raised from British Army volunteers at Delhi in October 1941 and belonged to the 50th (Indian) Parachute Brigade. It played an internal security role suppressing Congress riots in Delhi in August 1942. In November it was re-designated 156 Parachute Battalion and joined the 4th Parachute Brigade at Kabrit in Egypt in 1943. Hard to up-grade.

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