'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'
'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'
'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'
Abstract: 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 educationHis service in the Indian Army, 1932-36 and 1940-43His service in the IPS, 1936-40, at Baroda [Vadodara], Simla [Shimla], Agra, Rajkot, Bushire [Bushehr], Shiraz and BahrainHis service in the IPS, 1943-47, at Quetta, Mekran [Makran], Bahrain, the Trucial Coast [United Arab Emirates] and ShirazHis career with the Colonial Service in Northern Rhodesia [Zambia] and at the Colonial Office in London, 1948-51His career in the private sector, 1952-76.Folios 56-58 contain photocopies of maps showing parts of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and the Gulf.Physical description: 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.