‘File 28/44 Miscellaneous correspondence – Town Major’

Title:

‘File 28/44 Miscellaneous correspondence – Town Major’

Date:

1942/1944

Description:

Abstract: The file comprises miscellaneous correspondence relating to the work of the Town Major (also referred to as the Defence Officer in the Persian Gulf) Major (later Lieutenant-Colonel) H T Hewitt.The file includes:various advance warnings from Hewitt of field gun exercises, artillery practice, tactical marches;reports of theft in Bahrain, and plans to tackle theft, including: theft of Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) property (f 22, f 40); theft from the Bahrain port area, with correspondence relating to proposals for a secure area at the port (ff 55-60);reports of incidents involving members of the Defence Police and other military personnel, including a motorcycle accident involving a sergeant of the Royal Engineers (ff 2-9); civil imprisonment for fourteen days of a recruit from the 15 Indian Staging Section for disobeying orders (ff 46-47);a report of a lapse in security measures at the BAPCO refinery, in which an unauthorised vehicle was allowed access to the BAPCO refinery area (ff 49-54);other miscellaneous items including: leave requests; Bahrain communications; appointment of an official photographer; a notice of thanks from Hewitt, acknowledging the assistance of numerous individuals in working towards the ‘occupation’ (landing of troops at Bahrain), dated 25 May 1943 (f 44).Physical description: Foliation: the main foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 77; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is present in parallel between ff 2-69; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled, and are located in the same position as the main sequence. An additional mixed foliation/pagination sequence is also present in parallel between ff 72-76; these numbers are also written in pencil, but are not circled.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rights:

غير معروف

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000087_ar
81055/vdc_100000000241.0x000087_en
IOR/R/15/2/739
IOR/R/15/2/739

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