Hi folks, Still chasing up my elusive grandfather's travels in the very early 1900s. Can anyone help me with a list or organisation where I can get my grandfather's military information for the period he was in the British India Army? I tried the Royal Military School of Music records but apparently he arrived in the England with sufficient musical education to allow his entry to the Military Band membership by audition (normally a musician needed to spend four years studying at Kneller Hall in Twickenham before graduating into one of the bands) A researcher at the College checked the records but could find no trace of him and said that he probably gained entry via an audition (as he himself had done) I have my grandfather's marriage certificate dated 1906 in Simla, Bombay and know that he returned to NZ in 1907 b ut was still on the list in case the British Army needed to recall him for any other posting - this didn't happen until WW1 when he went off to Gallipoli and Europe. There are records held in Wellington for the European posting but I'd love to also find out where I can obtain his records for the period in India. Hoping someone on the list can help with some contact details for me. Cheers Ainslie in sweltering Adelaide, South Australia 41 deg forecast for three days in a row!!!

if you go to the british library website search "east india company" an http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/iofhs.sht try here also there is a society web page that is not bookmarked on this laptop that i access when i am at home.. the BL has quite a bit of information... cheers Jewelly Shift your problems to challenges.  When you have problems, you worry about them.  When you have challenges - you are working, applying, and attacking your plan to get results. This shift in thinking from problems to challenges is important in making tension an asset. --- On Wed, 6/1/10, Ainslie Pyne <woodart@woodart.com.au> wrote: From: Ainslie Pyne <woodart@woodart.com.au> Subject: [AUS-NSW] British India Army - Aust/NZ personnel 1900s To: AUS-NSW@rootsweb.com, "AUS-Tasmania" <aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com>, AUSTRALIA-NEW-ZEALAND-D@rootsweb.com, "New Zealand list" <new-zealand@rootsweb.com> Received: Wednesday, 6 January, 2010, 5:38 PM Hi folks, Still chasing up my elusive grandfather's travels in the very early 1900s. Can anyone help me with a list or organisation where I can get my grandfather's military information for the period he was in the British India Army? I tried the Royal Military School of Music records but apparently he arrived in the England with sufficient musical education to allow his entry to the Military Band membership by audition (normally a musician needed to spend four years studying at Kneller Hall in Twickenham before graduating into one of the bands) A researcher at the College checked the records but could find no trace of him and said that he probably gained entry via an audition (as he himself had done) I have my grandfather's marriage certificate dated 1906 in Simla, Bombay and know that he returned to NZ in 1907 b ut was still on the list in case the British Army needed to recall him for any other posting - this didn't happen until WW1 when he went off to Gallipoli and Europe. There are records held in Wellington for the European posting but I'd love to also find out where I can obtain his records for the period in India. Hoping someone on the list can help with some contact details for me. Cheers Ainslie in sweltering  Adelaide, South Australia 41 deg forecast for three days in a row!!! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message __________________________________________________________________________________ See what's on at the movies in your area. Find out now: http://au.movies.yahoo.com/session-times/

Hi Jewelly, Thanks for that information, I'll check it out in the morning. Ive just finished a stint at my lampwork beadmaking torch ! I work in the evenings as during the day the room gets too hot here in the summer. I have the window open for the exhaust fan to take any toxic fumes outside - but that allows the heat inside! Love that footnote on your email - how true! Cheers Ainslie.

Hi Jewelly, I found an error report when trying to access that URL you sent - is there another one to available? quote 404 error message - page not found on www.bl.uk *Unfortunately the page you are attempting to load may have moved or may not exist.* To find the information you require: * use the links at the top and foot of this page * use the site search option <http://www.bl.uk> on our home page. *Once you have found the information you require you should update your favourites/bookmarks.* If you are still unable to find the pages or information you require please contact us <https://www.bl.uk/aboutus/comments.html>. We hope that you find the British Library website informative and enjoyable to use. About us <http://www.bl.uk/aboutus/index.html> Help for researchers <http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/index.html> Catalogues <http://www.bl.uk/catalogues/toppage.html> What's on <http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/whatson/whatson.html> News <http://www.bl.uk/news/toppage.html> Site map <http://www.bl.uk/sitemap.html> Privacy <http://www.bl.uk/privacy.html> Disclaimer <http://www.bl.uk/disclaimer.html> Copyright <http://www.bl.uk/copyrightstatement.html> © The British Library Board end quote Cheers Ainslie.