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Mss Eur E418
- Record Id:
- 032-002283286
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002283286
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000075.0x000284
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur E418
- Title:
- Papers of Col Basil Amies, Indian Army 1915-47
- Scope & Content:
- Amies Collection: letters home, papers, autobiographical memoir (written 1979), and photographs of Col Basil Jerome Amies (b 1897), Indian Army 1915-47, concerning his military training and career, including details of his service in the Punjab, North-West Frontier and Burma.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-002283286", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Mss Eur E418: Papers of Col Basil Amies, Indian Army 1915-47" },{ "id" : "036-002283287", "parent" : "032-002283286", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/1-16: Correspondence" },{ "id" : "040-002283288", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/1: Letters from Basil Amies to his mother, [Christ's Hospital; voyage to India; Quetta: North West Frontier]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283289", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/2: Letters from Basil Amies to his mother, [North West Frontier; musketry training]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283290", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/3: Letters from Basil Amies to his mother, [North West Frontier; Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force; Jhansi]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283291", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/4: Letters from Basil Amies to his mother, [Naini Tal; Jhansi; Mhow; School of Musketry, Satara; Agra; Satara]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283292", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/5: Letters from Basil Amies to his mother, [Satara; on leave - Naini Tal, Simla, Agra]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283293", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/6: Letters from Basil Amies to his mother, [return voyage to India; Ferozepore; on leave in Darjeeling]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283294", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/7: Letters from Basil Amies to his mother, [Razmak Field Force, North West Frontier; Ferozepore; on leave - Dalhousie, Chamba, Kashmir,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283295", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/8: Letters from Basil Amies to his mother, [Ferozepore; pensions investigation tour, Kangra; on leave - Simla Hills]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283296", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/9: Letters from Basil Amies to his mother, [Ferozepore; voyage to Britain; leave in Britain; Ferozepore]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283297", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/10: Letters from Basil and Margaret Amies to his mother, [Ferozepore; Bikaner; Mount Abu; Bahwalpur; Ferozepore]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283298", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/11: Letters from Basil and Margaret Amies to his mother, [Ferozepore; on leave - Peshawar and Kashmir; Bannu]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283299", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/12: Letters from Basil and Margaret Amies to his mother, [Bannu; Peshawar; Kohat; Simla (Army H.Q); Delhi; Quetta]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283300", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/13: Letters from Basil and Margaret Amies to his mother, [Quetta - staff college]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283301", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/14: Letters from Basil and Margaret Amies to his mother, [Quetta; North West Frontier]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283302", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/15: Letters from Basil Amies to his mother, [Jhelum; voyage from England; Jhelum]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283303", "parent" : "036-002283287", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/16: Miscellaneous letters including letters to Basil Amies from his father and extracts from the letters of his brother, Reade Amies, a…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "036-002283304", "parent" : "032-002283286", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/17-21: Col Basil Amies, Indian Army 1915-47: papers" },{ "id" : "040-002283305", "parent" : "036-002283304", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/17: Typescript memoir of his life and career in India" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283306", "parent" : "036-002283304", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/18: Papers on Amies's service with the 1st Burma Division" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283307", "parent" : "036-002283304", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/19: School Reports" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283308", "parent" : "036-002283304", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/20: Miscellaneous papers including newspaper cuttings" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "040-002283309", "parent" : "036-002283304", "text" : "Mss Eur E418/21: Photographs: a. Parades of pupils and Officer Training Corps Camp., Christ's Hospital 1913-14 b. The church and vicarage, The Brents,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002283286
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Mss Eur E418/1-16 : Correspondence
Mss Eur E418/17-21 : Col Basil Amies, Indian Army 1915-47: papers
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- 032-002283286
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur E418
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 21 items
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1914
- End Date:
- 1947
- Date Range:
- 1914-1947
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Source of Acquisition:
- Presented by Col B J Amies, 12 April 1983
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Amies, Basil Jerome, army officer in India, b 1897
Amies, Margaret
Indian Army, 1895-1947
Quetta Staff College - Places:
- Burma, Asia
Ferozepore, Punjab, India
Myanmar, Asia
North-West Frontier, India
Pinang, Malaysia
Quetta, Baluchistan