'Mongoose & snake fighting'

A photograph of a turbaned Indian[?] overseeing a fight between a mongoose and a small snake on the dockside. Behind the man is an untidy pile of timber and two men standing by a pile of bedding. An open wicker basket is beside the man.

The photograph is captioned in white ink 'Mongoose & snake fighting'

Robert Wiles Simms joined the passenger/cargo ship Bandra (1913) at Glasgow on 4 March 1914 and departed for Bombay [Mumbai] on 12 March 1914. The ship was used during the war as a troop and horse transport ship.