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Mss Eur D1026
- Record Id:
- 032-002275775
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002275775
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000002032.0x0003ae
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur D1026
- Title:
- David Birrell papers.
- Scope & Content:
- Typescript copy of memoir by Lt-Col (later Gen) David Birrell (1801-78), Bengal Army 1818-76, describing army life mostly spent with the 1st Bengal European Fusiliers, and his experiences during the 1st Sikh War and at the battle of Sobroan, 1846.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002275775", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur D1026: David Birrell papers." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002275775
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002275775
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 23 folios
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1818
- End Date:
- 1847
- Date Range:
- 1818-1847
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Mr C C Birrell, 03 November 1983
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Bengal Fusiliers
Birrell, David, army officer in India, 1801-1878