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Mss Eur D830
- Record Id:
- 032-002274631
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002274631
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002032.0x0002eb
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur D830
- Title:
- Beynon Collection; papers of and relating to Maj-Gen Sir William George Lawrence Beynon (1866-1955), Indian Army 1889-1919, chiefly concerning his service on the North-West Frontier; letters home to his wife Nora and his parents and sister, from various campaigns, including the Somali campaign; also correspondence of his maternal grandparents Lt-Gen Sir George St Patrick Lawrence (1804-84), Bengal Army 1822-64, and his wife Charlotte, including material relating to the Afghan War 1838-42, the Sikh War 1848-49, and the Indian Mutiny 1857-58
- Scope & Content:
- Beynon Collection: papers of and relating to Maj-Gen Sir William George Lawrence Beynon (1866-1955), Indian Army 1889-1919, chiefly concerning his service on the North-West Frontier; letters home to his wife Nora and his family, from various campaigns, including the Somali campaign; also correspondence of his maternal grandparents Lt-Gen Sir George St Patrick Lawrence (1804-84), Bengal Army 1822-64, and his wife Charlotte, including material relating to the Afghan War 1838-42, the Sikh War 1848-49, and the Indian Mutiny 1857-58.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002274631", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur D830: Beynon Collection; papers of and relating to Maj-Gen Sir William George Lawrence Beynon (1866-1955), Indian Army 1889-1919, chiefly…" },{ "id" : "036-002274632", "parent" : "032-002274631", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/1-10: Lt-Gen Sir George St Patrick Lawrence (1804-84), and the Lawrence Family" },{ "id" : "040-002274633", "parent" : "036-002274632", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/1: Correspondence with his wife Charlotte (1842-69); also with other members of the Lawrence family including two letters from John…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274634", "parent" : "036-002274632", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/2: Letters to and from Sir W Mcnaghton" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274635", "parent" : "036-002274632", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/3: Letters to and from Capt J B Conolly" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274636", "parent" : "036-002274632", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/4: Letters to and from Capt Nicholson Dated as: 1848-9; 1857" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274637", "parent" : "036-002274632", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/5: Letters to Charlotte Lawrence Dated as: 1849, 1858" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274638", "parent" : "036-002274632", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/6: Journal of George Lawrence" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274639", "parent" : "036-002274632", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/7: Two poems, entitled The Stethoscope and The Shpwreck Dated as: 1853; 1865" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274640", "parent" : "036-002274632", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/8: Letters to George Lawrence" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274641", "parent" : "036-002274632", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/9: Mutiny at Mount Abu, Rajputana - extract from a memo written for A J Lawrence by Mrs Impey" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274642", "parent" : "036-002274632", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/10: Transcript of an address by the Mewar Council of Regency to the Governor-General" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002274643", "parent" : "032-002274631", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/11-12: Maj-Gen Sir William George Lawrence Beynon (1866-1955): biographical" },{ "id" : "040-002274644", "parent" : "036-002274643", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/11: Record of service" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274645", "parent" : "036-002274643", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/12: Man of Iron - a biography of Maj-Gen Sir William Beynon by his son-in-law, T L Hughes" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002274646", "parent" : "032-002274631", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/13-21: Maj-Gen Sir William George Lawrence Beynon (1866-1955): letters and diaries giving an account of various campaigns" },{ "id" : "040-002274647", "parent" : "036-002274646", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/13: Extracts from letters and a map regarding the Black Mountain Campaign Dated as: 1888" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274648", "parent" : "036-002274646", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/14: Letters to his mother, describing the Chitral campaign, including photographs and illustrations" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274649", "parent" : "036-002274646", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/15: Tirah Campaign" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274650", "parent" : "036-002274646", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/16: Somaliland Expedition- journal and press cuttings" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274651", "parent" : "036-002274646", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/17: Tibet Expedition - diary" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274652", "parent" : "036-002274646", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/18: Indian Coronation Contigent for England - diary" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274653", "parent" : "036-002274646", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/19: Abor Expedition - diary, sketchbook and maps" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274654", "parent" : "036-002274646", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/20: Malakand Movable Column - manuscript notes" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274655", "parent" : "036-002274646", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/21: Swat Valley, Mohmand Border and Waziristan Field Force" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002274656", "parent" : "032-002274631", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/22-23: Maj-Gen Sir William George Lawrence Beynon (1866-1955): Punjab disturbances, 1919" },{ "id" : "040-002274657", "parent" : "036-002274656", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/22: Punjab Disturbances- leaflet reprinted from the Civil and Military Gazette" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274658", "parent" : "036-002274656", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/23: An article by Sir Dingle Foot in the Observer Magazine, describing the Amritsar massacre of 1919" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002274659", "parent" : "032-002274631", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/24-38: Maj-Gen Sir William George Lawrence Beynon (1866-1955): correspondence with members of his family" },{ "id" : "040-002274660", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/24: Letters to his parents and sister" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274661", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/25: Letters to his mother Dated as: 1895-96; 1901" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274662", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/26: Letters to William Beynon from his wife s parents and aunt" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274663", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/27: Letters to his wife Nora" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274664", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/28: Lettres to his wife Nora" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274665", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/29: Letters to his wife Nora (including letters from the Somali campaign)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274666", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/30: Letters to his wife Nora" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274667", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/31: Letters to his wife Nora" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274668", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/32: Letters to his wife Nora (including letters from Lhasa)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274669", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/33: Letters to his wife Nora" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274670", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/34: Letters to his wife Nora" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274671", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/35: Letters to his wife Nora" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274672", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/36: Letters to his wife Nora" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274673", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/37: Letters to his wife Nora (including letters from the Mahsud and Waziristan campaigns)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274674", "parent" : "036-002274659", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/38: Letters from Nora Beynon to her husband" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002274675", "parent" : "032-002274631", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/39-41: Miscellaneous" },{ "id" : "040-002274676", "parent" : "036-002274675", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/39: Letters to and from Nora Beynon s nieces Dated as: 1893, 1959" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274677", "parent" : "036-002274675", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/40: Scrapbook of newscuttings of various campaigns" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274678", "parent" : "036-002274675", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/41: Miscellaneous newscuttings, including obituaries, odd lettersand photographs and memorabilia" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002274679", "parent" : "032-002274631", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/42-43: Maj-Gen Sir William George Lawrence Beynon (1866-1955): photograph albums (transferred to Prints, Drawings and Photographs…" },{ "id" : "040-002274680", "parent" : "036-002274679", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/42: Photograph album presented to Maj-Gen William Beynon by Babur Shum Shere Jang Bahadur (Maharaja of Nepal); also Christmas Card Dated…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002274681", "parent" : "036-002274679", "text" : "Mss Eur D830/43: Photograph Album of the unveiling of the centenary and War Memorial Bell, presented to Maj-Gen William Beynon by the 2nd Battalion,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002274631
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur D830/1-10 : Lt-Gen Sir George St Patrick Lawrence (1804-84), and the Lawrence Family
Mss Eur D830/11-12 : Maj-Gen Sir William George Lawrence Beynon (1866-1955): biographical
Mss Eur D830/13-21 : Maj-Gen Sir William George Lawrence Beynon (1866-1955): letters and diaries giving an account of various campaigns
Mss Eur D830/22-23 : Maj-Gen Sir William George Lawrence Beynon (1866-1955): Punjab disturbances, 1919
Mss Eur D830/24-38 : Maj-Gen Sir William George Lawrence Beynon (1866-1955): correspondence with members of his family
Mss Eur D830/39-41 : Miscellaneous
Mss Eur D830/42-43 : Maj-Gen Sir William George Lawrence Beynon (1866-1955): photograph albums (transferred to Prints, Drawings and…
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- 032-002274631
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 41 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1835
- End Date:
- 1955
- Date Range:
- 1835-1955
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Mr & Mrs T L Hughes, 15 September 1975
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bengal Army
Beynon, Edith Norah, née Petrie, wife of Sir William Beynon, fl 1893-1959
Beynon, William George Lawrence, Knight, army officer in India, 1866-1955
Conolly, John Balfour, army officer in India, d 1842
Dyer, Reginald Edward Harry, called "the Butcher of Amritsar", army officer, 1864-1927
Havelock, Henry, Knight, army officer, 1795-1857
Indian Army, 1895-1947
Lawrence, Charlotte Isabella, wife of Sir George St Patrick Lawrence, d 1878 fl 1830-1878
Lawrence, Family
Lawrence, George St Patrick, Knight, army and political officer in India, 1804-1884
Lawrence, John Laird Mair, 1st Baronet Lawrence, 1811-1879
Macnaghten, William Hay, 1st Baronet, administrator in India, 1793-1841
Malakand Movable Column, 1915
Tibet Frontier Commission, 1903-1904
Waziristan Field Force, 1917 - Places:
- Amritsar, India
Lhasa, Tibet
North-West Frontier, India
Swat State, India
Tibet, Asia