Photograph of William Henry Wilson, aged 17, in a travel case; and a brass plaque present to Wilson by Sardar Mir Abdul Ali Khan Bahadur as a token of loyalty and gratitude
Correspondence, with transcriptions; information on Wilson's service history taken from the India Office Records; papers relating to the Daniell Family; correspondence relating to Major Stanley Vernon Dickins, Queen Victoria's Rifles, Territorial Army; and correspondence relating to the graves of...
Letters and obituaries on the death of A S Wilson at Weihaiwei, China; a photocopy of his passport, dated 7th April 1910; and two photographs of Wilson.
Papers relating to Gerald Sidney Wilson and his wife Ellinor Wilson (nee Thomson)
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Includes birth, marriage and death certificates for Gerald Sidney Wilson; birth certificate for his wife Ellinor Thomson; an obituary from The Times for Wilson; table plan for dinner at Government House, 17th April 1931; group wedding photograph; wedding reception menu and band programme, with co...
Papers relating to the career of Gerald Sidney Wilson in the Indian Police
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Civil Service Commission examination results. History of service. Annual confidential reports, 1906-1930. Letter from Sir Francis Griffith, Inspector General of Police, dated 5th April 1927, expressing appreciation for G S Wilson's work in the CID (with transcription). Certificate of appointment ...
Newspaper cuttings relating to protests and demonstrations in Bombay, including the Congress flag salutation ceremony and women's Congress procession, the release of Vallabhbhai Patel from jail, Khilafat procession in Bombay, and Jawahar Day celebrations. Also includes copies of Bombay Congress ...