Among family photos I have from my Grandads service in the East Surreys from January 1931 up to his discharge from wounds in May 1944, I have a batch of what is obviously the results of an earthquake that hit the region. The only real clue to its location is a photo of the damaged facade of Faizabad District jail... I will post some of these images, but please do not publish them or use them elsewhere without asking me first!
Thanks for sharing. If you're worried about them being nicked & used without permission might be an idea marking them like this with the Windows10 snipping tool
Great shots of the Albions! Thanks for sharing Ken. There was a large earthquake in Quetta in 1935. I'm not sure if this is your Grandad's regiment but this may be of interest- http://www.queensroyalsurreys.org.uk/reg_in_india/india43_1.shtml Scott
May 31, 1935 03:02 IST Quetta, Baluchistan see 1935 Balochistan earthquake 28.866°N 66.383°E 30,000 / 60,000 Deadliest earthquake recorded in the regions of modern-day Pakistan (then undivided India). 7.7 January 15, 1934 14:13 IST Nepal see 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake 27.55°N 87.09°E >10,000 Epicenter lies 10 km south of Mt. Everest. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_India
My dad used to talk about the earthquake in Quetta but I have never looked into the facts until you post. Thanks for the information! Dad was with the RE,s Bombay Sappers & Miners.
From the earthquake at Quetta, this website devoted to the RAF's contribution and loss is well worth reading: http://www.hibbitt.org.uk/ellen-gardner/quetta-earthquake-1935.html
Among the batch of photographs of my Grandfathers concerning the Indian earthquake, I found the attached images of a military funeral with a photograph of a grave marked .....George (surname). I have searched the Internet but have come up empty handed....... Any clues?
Several buildings built in a particular brickwork bond survived the earthquake. This bonding was from then on known as Quetta bond, or Rat Trap bond to bricklayers.. This bond was used on many WW11 temporary buildings because it was strong and used less bricks than conventional English or Flemish bond.
Think I may also have some photo's of Quetta after the earthquake (relative was there with 1 RF), will try to dig them out and post up if anyone's interested.
Have at last managed to scan the images. Captions were quite difficult to read, so have made my best guess in places.
Here are 2 photos from my collection with info on the back of one of them. RAF truck in one photo and light tank in other. Keith