Part of a book left incomplete on the author's death. The title, introduction, glossary and index were supplied by the author's daughter, Mrs Rosamond Griffin. The full title is 'From Aden ... to Quetta ... to Lahore ... to Delhi ... to Quetta: the peripatetic life of one army household between 1910 and 1917'. The memoir contains descriptions of train journeys in India and the accommodation, domestic arrangements and social amenities of army families in the early twentieth century.
From Aden to Quetta
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- Dates of Creation1917
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish .
- Physical Description.003 cubic metre(s) 1 folder paper
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Jack Moore (1905-1987) accompanied his father Herbert William Moore (b. 1876), a staff sergeant who was later commissioned in the Royal Artillery, to six different postings in Aden, Ireland and India in the seven years covered by this memoir.
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Acquisition Information
Presented by Mrs Rosamond Griffin, 17 November 1988.
Note
Includes index.
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Additional Information
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
Moore, Jack, 1905-1987