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Mss Eur F226/23
- Record Id:
- 040-002288522
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002288499
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000880.0x0002e8
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100120169244.0x000002
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Mss Eur F226/23
- Title:
- A Grandfather's Tale: Memoirs being mainly concerned with service in the Indian Army and the Indian Political Service in India and the Persian Gulf from 1932-1947
- Scope & Content:
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A memoir written by Major Hugh Dunstan Holwell Rance about his career in the Indian Army and the Indian Political Service (IPS), 1932-47. The memoir details:
- His childhood and education
- His service in the Indian Army, 1932-36 and 1940-43
- His service in the IPS, 1936-40, at Baroda [Vadodara], Simla [Shimla], Agra, Rajkot, Bushire [Bushehr], Shiraz and Bahrain
- His service in the IPS, 1943-47, at Quetta, Mekran [Makran], Bahrain, the Trucial Coast [United Arab Emirates] and Shiraz
- His career with the Colonial Service in Northern Rhodesia [Zambia] and at the Colonial Office in London, 1948-51
- His career in the private sector, 1952-76.
Folios 56-58 contain photocopies of maps showing parts of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and the Gulf.
- Collection Area:
- India Office Records and Private Papers
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Private Papers
Qatar Foundation Partnership Programme - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002288499
040-002288522 - Is part of:
- Mss Eur F226 : Memoirs of former members of the Indian Political Service or their wives
Mss Eur F226/23 : A Grandfather's Tale: Memoirs being mainly concerned with service in the Indian Army and the Indian Political Service in India… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002288499[0023]/040-002288522
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Mss Eur F226
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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1 file (57 folios)
- Digitised Content:
- https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100000000880.0x0002e8
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1984
- End Date:
- 1984
- Date Range:
- Jul 1984
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 59; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
Pagination: a typed pagination sequence is present between ff 6-55.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Public Record(s)