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Place Chakrata, United Provinces

1. Mss Eur C376

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur C376
Title:
Family correspondence of William Wonnacott, schoolmaster with British Army regiment in India, and his wife Emily
Scope & Content:
Wonnacott Collection: family correspondence, with typescript transcripts, of William Wonnacott (1841-78), schoolmaster 1/8th King's Regiment, British Army, and of his wife Emily Louisa (nee Short, d 1871), chiefly comprising letters home to parents and children describing conditions of army life ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1865-1878
Extent:
6 items

2. Mss Eur D859

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur D859
Title:
Papers of Marjorie Ussher as a governess in India, first (1934-36) to the children of a British military family at Chakrata and Jubbulpore, and afterwards (1936-43) to three wards of the Nizam of Hyderabad. In 1943 she joined the Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma), and was stationed with a mobile canteen at Chittagong, Ramree and Rangoon
Scope & Content:
Ussher Collection: letters and photographs of Miss Marjorie E Ussher, governess in Chakrata, Ootacamund, and Jubbulpore 1934-36, and with the royal family of Hyderabad 1936-43; Women's Auxiliary Service (Burma) 1943-46, describing her life in India and among British troops during the Burma campaign.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1934-1946
Extent:
17 items

3. Mss Eur Photo Eur 485

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur Photo Eur 485
Title:
Copies of manuscript transcripts of letters home to his uncle, aunt and cousins from Jim Rhoades (1863-1931), Corp, British Army, E Company 2nd Battalion Loncolnshire Regiment, 1882-90; also, copies of his service record and medical history.
Scope & Content:
Copies of manuscript transcripts of letters home to his uncle, aunt and cousins from Jim Rhoades (1863-1931), Corp, British Army, E Company 2nd Battalion Loncolnshire Regiment, 1882-90; also, copies of his service record and medical history.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1885-1889
Extent:
1 File