‘Engineer Establishment at Aden’

Title:

‘Engineer Establishment at Aden’

Date:

1851/1851

Description:

Abstract: This item consists of copies of correspondence, minutes, orders, and consultations cited in, or enclosed with, political and military letters from the Government of Bombay. The correspondents are: the Government of Bombay; the Court of Directors of the East India Company; the Bombay Military Board; the Government of India; and Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Waddington, Chief Engineer at Aden.The item concerns the appointment of Waddington as Chief Engineer at Aden, and his opinions on the progression of Aden’s defence works. Waddington also recommends a reduction in the establishment at Aden, and the following appointments are mentioned:Lieutenant Kennedy to become Executive Engineer at Aden, following Lieutenant Close’s temporary appointmentCaptain Kilner to succeed Kennedy as Engineer at SuratLieutenant Southey to succeed Kilner as Engineer at Ahmednugger [Ahmednagar]Lieutenant Suart to succeed Waddington as Commanding Engineer at Aden.The item contains a contents page and the title page of the item contains the following references: ‘P.C. [Previous Communication] 7623’, ‘Collection No 8’ and ‘Draft 67/52’.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with f 829, and terminates at f 863, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the bottom right corner of the recto side of each folio.Pagination: the item also contains an original pagination sequence.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival item

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Military appointments
Executive Engineer

Geographic region:

Aden

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100108389176.0x000001_ar
81055/vdc_100108389176.0x000001_en
IOR/F/4/2445/134496
IOR/F/4/2445/134496

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