This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: maureenr5 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.asia.india.general/2817.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Glen, There is a file in the "Indian Army Records of Service" at the British Library .Title: Powis, Harry Baden .Collection Area: India Office Records and Private Papers .Reference: IOR/L/MIL/14/60214 .Contents: oHighest Rank: A/Cpt oRegiment: S T C ; Indian Army Reserve of Officers ; oDate of commission: (1919) For details of obtaining a copy, see the FIBIS Fibiwiki page British Library http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=British_Library#Obtaining_Copies_of_Records Also see the FIBIS Fibiwiki page Police http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Police The IOR/V12 records at the British Library would probably have some good information, but this would require a researcher if you are unable to visit. (FIBIS has a volunteer service for members). Following through on the FIBIS database link on the Police page, there is the following record http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_detail.php?id=1233514 In respect of Civil Lists, the British Library does not appear to hold any for Baluchistan, so I suspect there were none. Looking at the FIBIS Fibiwiki page Directories online http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Directories_online, the most relevant for the period you are interested in are possibly some editions under the headings "India List and India Office List" and "Thacker's Indian Directory", all from the Digital Library of India website. The Thacker's entries, if they appear, could be in at least two places. Firstly in the Mofussil section under the town names eg Zhob and Loralai, and secondly in the Alphabetical List of Residents. Note however the 1934 Moffusil Directory ends at Yercaud, so does not include Zhob. There could possibly be some entry under Baluchistan, however you would need to look at the Contents page. The Digital Library of India website has books you can't find elsewhere but is can be extremely slow process to locate what you are looking for. Cheers Maureen Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.