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Place Attock, Pakistan

1. Mss Eur F171

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F171
Title:
Werge Thomas Collection: papers of Brig-Gen John Nicholson (1821-57), Bengal Army 1839-57, and other members of his family; of General Sir James Abbott (1807-96), Bengal Artillery 1823, Deputy Commissioner, Hazara 1847-53; of their biographer Evelyn Maude Werge Thomas (1891-1975); and of other members of the Thomas family, including Geoffrey David Ivor Thomas (1905-74), Indian Civil Service, Burma from 1930.
Scope & Content:
Evelyn Maude Werge Thomas (1891-1975), formerly Evelyn Kaye, stage designer and author, had been working since 1938 on two interconnected biographies. The first was a substantial biography of Brigadier-General John Nicholson (1821-1857), Bengal Army 1839-1857, who commanded the Punjab mobile col...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1746-1972
Extent:
155 items

2. Mss Eur Photo Eur 304

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 304
Title:
Charles Herbert papers.
Scope & Content:
`Narrative of Events Connected with the Defence of Attock in 1848-49': account dated 1866, by Lt-Col (later Maj-Gen) Charles Herbert (1820-97), Bengal Army 1841-78, of his defence of Attock as a young Lieutenant during the 2nd Sikh War.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1848-1849
Extent:
1 folder