A service held in memory of those fallen in the second army, at the cemetery outside the east gate of Kinchow: the salute of the first cavalry battalion Possibly 1894

This photograph, taken by the Ordnance Survey Office, depicts a somber scene: a military service held in memory of soldiers who died in the Second Army during the Sino-Japanese War. Taken in 1894 at the cemetery outside Kinchow’s east gate, it shows a line of cavalry soldiers from the First Cavalry Battalion saluting in honor of the fallen. This poignant image offers a glimpse into the human cost of war.