I believe the book "Hoson-Jobson, The Anglo-Indian Dictionary", ISBN 1-85326-363-X, is available on line. It states the word "Talook" has various shades of meaning in different parts of India., etc. etc. brinds Colin asked :- The inventory papers of John Hollow (c 1858-1834) when listing his property mention two Mouzahs and a Tallook, they are named. I understand a Mouzah was a village. Is this correct? What is a Tallook (could be Sallook)?

Hello, I am a new member of this list and am seeking help with information I have gathered from wills and estate inventory and account papers of people with the surname Hollow that lived in Calcutta and Dacca from about 1785 through to 1858. The inventory papers of John Hollow (c 1858-1834) when listing his property mention two Mouzahs and a Tallook, they are named. I understand a Mouzah was a village. Is this correct? What is a Tallook (could be Sallook)? Would John own them or just have the rights to have the indigo grown? John was referred to as an Indigo planter and eventually a zemindar. The inventory talks of upper roomed houses and lower roomed houses. What would these be like? The estate value amounts to about 220,000 rupees. Given this was in 1834 is this a large estate? Is there any way of working out what it would covert to in money now? Any help with these questions would be very welcome. Regards Colin Hollow --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Mouza is Persian/Urdu for village and was used as such in land revenue records. Mandeep Bajwa Sent from my BlackBerry® on Reliance Mobile, India's No. 1 Network. Go for it! -----Original Message----- From: Narendra Phanse <nbphanse@gmail.com> Sender: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 17:58:16 To: colin hollow<chollow@netspace.net.au>; india-british-raj@rootsweb.com<india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Help wanted with terms and currency values Hi Colin, Mouza is equivalent of "at" and the word which follows is the name of the village or town. Tallook means subdivision of a district. And district was known as Zillah. So, if I own lands in two villages namely Dumraon and Maner for instance, it will be described as "Mouza Dumraon and Maner. If the name of the administrative subdivision is Buxar, it coulld be "Tallooq Buxar". Your best bet would be identify two names that follow 'Mouza' as the places which John Hollow owned. If he owned these villages, he would be a zamindar. 220,000 rupees was a big fortune in 1785-1858. Find out how much was a British pound to an Indian rupee in that period. Currently British pound is equal to almost 100 Indian rupees. On Wednesday, May 14, 2014, colin hollow <chollow@netspace.net.au> wrote: > Hello, I am a new member of this list and am seeking help with information > I > have gathered from wills and estate inventory and account papers of people > with the surname Hollow that lived in Calcutta and Dacca from about 1785 > through to 1858. > > > > The inventory papers of John Hollow (c 1858-1834) when listing his > property > mention two Mouzahs and a Tallook, they are named. I understand a Mouzah > was > a village. Is this correct? What is a Tallook (could be Sallook)? Would > John > own them or just have the rights to have the indigo grown? John was > referred > to as an Indigo planter and eventually a zemindar. > > > > The inventory talks of upper roomed houses and lower roomed houses. What > would these be like? > > > > The estate value amounts to about 220,000 rupees. Given this was in 1834 is > this a large estate? Is there any way of working out what it would covert > to > in money now? > > > > Any help with these questions would be very welcome. > > > > Regards > > Colin Hollow > > > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Narendra ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Colin, Mouza is equivalent of "at" and the word which follows is the name of the village or town. Tallook means subdivision of a district. And district was known as Zillah. So, if I own lands in two villages namely Dumraon and Maner for instance, it will be described as "Mouza Dumraon and Maner. If the name of the administrative subdivision is Buxar, it coulld be "Tallooq Buxar". Your best bet would be identify two names that follow 'Mouza' as the places which John Hollow owned. If he owned these villages, he would be a zamindar. 220,000 rupees was a big fortune in 1785-1858. Find out how much was a British pound to an Indian rupee in that period. Currently British pound is equal to almost 100 Indian rupees. On Wednesday, May 14, 2014, colin hollow <chollow@netspace.net.au> wrote: > Hello, I am a new member of this list and am seeking help with information > I > have gathered from wills and estate inventory and account papers of people > with the surname Hollow that lived in Calcutta and Dacca from about 1785 > through to 1858. > > > > The inventory papers of John Hollow (c 1858-1834) when listing his > property > mention two Mouzahs and a Tallook, they are named. I understand a Mouzah > was > a village. Is this correct? What is a Tallook (could be Sallook)? Would > John > own them or just have the rights to have the indigo grown? John was > referred > to as an Indigo planter and eventually a zemindar. > > > > The inventory talks of upper roomed houses and lower roomed houses. What > would these be like? > > > > The estate value amounts to about 220,000 rupees. Given this was in 1834 is > this a large estate? Is there any way of working out what it would covert > to > in money now? > > > > Any help with these questions would be very welcome. > > > > Regards > > Colin Hollow > > > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Narendra

>From Madras Musings, VOL. XXIV NO. 2, May 1-15, 2014 http://madrasmusings.com/perambur-an-anglo-indian-bastion.html Perambur - an Anglo-Indian bastion (by Geoffrey K. Francis) Situated about 7 km from Chennai Central is Peram­bur with its massive Carriage Works and Loco Works Factory and the internationally known Integral Coach Factory, one of the largest coach factories in Asia, Perambur, still with a large number of Anglo-Indians owning property and living in fairly well-to-do conditions, is the centre of a huge crescent of the Anglo-Indian community in Chennai. (SNIP) ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

Many thanks John - Wishes ~ Sally On 9 May 2014, at 11:28 am, John Feltham <wantok@me.com> wrote: > > > Episode 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ7DyGsS-t8 > > Episode 2.- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iIF3mR3pXo > > See also... > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/10799599/The-Birth-of-Empire-the-East-India-Company-review-could-do-better.html > > ooroo > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I find episode 1 has something missing. In fact I fell off to sleep before the end. I have not seen Episode 2 yet I think that the BBC EMPIRE series by Jeremy Paxman gives much information and is also more interesting. If anyone is interested let me know and I will give the links where you can follow the complete series. Joyce Munro -----Original Message----- From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of karoo4@bigpond.com Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2014 3:08 PM To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] The Birth of an Empire - The East India Company Many thanks John - Wishes ~ Sally On 9 May 2014, at 11:28 am, John Feltham <wantok@me.com> wrote: > > > Episode 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ7DyGsS-t8 > > Episode 2.- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iIF3mR3pXo > > See also... > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/10799599/ The-Birth-of-Empire-the-East-India-Company-review-could-do-better.html > > ooroo > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

G’day folks, > Hi John > Episode 2 has no video. Please check Youtube has removed this video. However, choose the URL below and you should get it. http://j.mp/SH6N2v The Birth Of Empire The East India Company S01E02 season 1 episode 2

Thank you John for these links. Kind Regards Kerry On 9 May 2014 13:28, John Feltham <wantok@me.com> wrote: > > > Episode 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ7DyGsS-t8 > > Episode 2.- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iIF3mR3pXo > > See also... > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/10799599/The-Birth-of-Empire-the-East-India-Company-review-could-do-better.html > > ooroo > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I really enjoyed watching this. UTube are not allowing episode 2 on the TV flat screens.(here in the US at any rate). I wonder why? My only criticism is that the man brushes through history very quickly. Thanks for sending John. Sandra On 9 May 2014 13:28, John Feltham <wantok@me.com> wrote: > > > Episode 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ7DyGsS-t8 > > Episode 2.- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iIF3mR3pXo > > See also... > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/10799599/ The-Birth-of-Empire-the-East-India-Company-review-could-do-better.html > > ooroo > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Episode 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ7DyGsS-t8 Episode 2.- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iIF3mR3pXo See also... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/10799599/The-Birth-of-Empire-the-East-India-Company-review-could-do-better.html ooroo

May 3, 2014 A look at the Indian experience of the Great War as seen through soldiers' letters and folk songs. <<< Kamila Shamsie's A God in Every Stone begins with an archaeological dig; a quest for a circlet in stone, at the sangam (confluence) of empires - Persian Greek, and Indian - in Peshawar. The dig reveals a palimpsest of sculptural styles across those cultures. The principal character Qayyum is a letter writer's son who writes letters; a Lance Naik of the 40th Pathans who has his right eye blown off in Ypres in 1914 and is subsequently discharged. Perhaps fortunately, for many young men were patched up and returned to the western front. He writes letters for his non-literate comrades from the Allied Front to their families and, on returning to Peshawar, writes on behalf of families to the sepoys still serving. As a scribe, he learns of the death of a sepoy who had saved his life. (snip) >>> http://www.thehindu.com/books/literary-review/writing-home/article5970177.ece ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

Dear Mr Phanse,  I tried to email you backchannel, but got a box-something message to click to get to your inbox, but despite trying repeatedly, no clicking would happen. Could you respond to this message directly, pls - and could the list-administrator delete it after a day, pleasde?  Sorry to be a bother, Sanjay Sircar  ________________________________ From: Narendra Phanse <nbphanse@gmail.com> To: "india-british-raj@rootsweb.com" <india-british-raj@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, 1 May 2014 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Military Help Jan, Another source would be the Clippings Library in Colindale (Northwest London) where newspaper clippings of the old -including the Mutiny years are preserved. The exploits of a soldier winning CdG and possibly Mentioned in Despatches in NWFP would certainly be newsworthy.  My hunch would be, the illustrated London News may even have his photograph. Who knows! Naren Phanse On Thursday, May 1, 2014, Butler family and enterprise < pems.butler@btopenworld.com> wrote: > Dear Jan > > Chris Wood is right about India. However if he was commissioned in 1908, he > would have done an apprentice year with a British regiment in India before > going to an Indian army unit. This gives another opportunity to find him > other than through the British Library. > > I note the William James Baldock, recommended twice for an MC in the > Australian source that Chris mentions, was a Lieutenant in late 1917. With > military service in 1908, this rank in 1917 is very junior. I suggest that > he was a private soldier or an NCO in 1908, and probably for some time > during WWI. Therefore in 1908 he would virtually certainly have been > serving > in a British rather than an Indian unit. Records for this service should be > in Kew, if they have survived. > > Rupert Butler > > -----Original Message----- > From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> > [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com <javascript:;>] On Behalf > Of Chris Woods > Sent: 01 May 2014 08:52 > To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Military Help > > Hi Jan, > > I wonder whether William served with the Indian Army for a while, and that > he earned his N.W. Medal with them? > The Indian Army has its own Service Records which are held at the British > Library, Indian Dept (Asian section).  Might be worth checking there to see > if they have him on record. > If you have this medal, it may show you on its rim with whom he was > serving, > etc. > Does it have any campaign clasps? > > I am no expert but I believe that if a Brit receives the Croix de Guerre, > he > will (probably) also be Mentioned in Dispatches for the same incident, and > that would be recorded in the London Gazette. > The L.G. has recently changed their search engine and I am not familiar > with > its new workings but in theory, if you enter William's name against MiD, > you > may well find a result.  It will help if you have a date. > > Do you know if his C de G. was French or Belgium?  The French have records > of their awards. > There is also this site which might help: > > > http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/honours_and_awards/?unit=13+Battalion& > op=Search > and maybe this one: > https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110621063752AAacgls > > Do please let us know if you have any success and through which source, > good > hunting, Chris > > > On 1 May 2014, at 06:49, Jan <norest1@bigpond.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > Dear List, > > > > I would be most grateful if you are able to assist me in tracing > information regarding my ancestor BALDOCK William who received a NORTH WEST > FRONTIER MEDAL 1908. > > > > BALDOCK William  was born 1889 in Australia, and served in WW1, which I > have a copy of his Military Service Record, however, it does not mention > the > North West Frontier Medal 1908, nor The Croix de Guerre which he also > received. > > > > I have been unable to find any information regarding the medals, and if > you are able to advise me where I may be able to obtain any information I > would appreciate it. > > > > I look forward to your reply, and many thanks for your help. > > > > Regards, > > Jan > > Australia > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> with the word > 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> with the word > 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4355 / Virus Database: 3882/7416 - Release Date: 04/29/14 > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4355 / Virus Database: 3882/7379 - Release Date: 04/22/14 > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Narendra ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear List, I would be most grateful if you are able to assist me in tracing information regarding my ancestor BALDOCK William who received a NORTH WEST FRONTIER MEDAL 1908. BALDOCK William was born 1889 in Australia, and served in WW1, which I have a copy of his Military Service Record, however, it does not mention the North West Frontier Medal 1908, nor The Croix de Guerre which he also received. I have been unable to find any information regarding the medals, and if you are able to advise me where I may be able to obtain any information I would appreciate it. I look forward to your reply, and many thanks for your help. Regards, Jan Australia

Dear Jan Chris Wood is right about India. However if he was commissioned in 1908, he would have done an apprentice year with a British regiment in India before going to an Indian army unit. This gives another opportunity to find him other than through the British Library. I note the William James Baldock, recommended twice for an MC in the Australian source that Chris mentions, was a Lieutenant in late 1917. With military service in 1908, this rank in 1917 is very junior. I suggest that he was a private soldier or an NCO in 1908, and probably for some time during WWI. Therefore in 1908 he would virtually certainly have been serving in a British rather than an Indian unit. Records for this service should be in Kew, if they have survived. Rupert Butler -----Original Message----- From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Chris Woods Sent: 01 May 2014 08:52 To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Military Help Hi Jan, I wonder whether William served with the Indian Army for a while, and that he earned his N.W. Medal with them? The Indian Army has its own Service Records which are held at the British Library, Indian Dept (Asian section). Might be worth checking there to see if they have him on record. If you have this medal, it may show you on its rim with whom he was serving, etc. Does it have any campaign clasps? I am no expert but I believe that if a Brit receives the Croix de Guerre, he will (probably) also be Mentioned in Dispatches for the same incident, and that would be recorded in the London Gazette. The L.G. has recently changed their search engine and I am not familiar with its new workings but in theory, if you enter William's name against MiD, you may well find a result. It will help if you have a date. Do you know if his C de G. was French or Belgium? The French have records of their awards. There is also this site which might help: http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/honours_and_awards/?unit=13+Battalion& op=Search and maybe this one: https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110621063752AAacgls Do please let us know if you have any success and through which source, good hunting, Chris On 1 May 2014, at 06:49, Jan <norest1@bigpond.com> wrote: > Dear List, > > I would be most grateful if you are able to assist me in tracing information regarding my ancestor BALDOCK William who received a NORTH WEST FRONTIER MEDAL 1908. > > BALDOCK William was born 1889 in Australia, and served in WW1, which I have a copy of his Military Service Record, however, it does not mention the North West Frontier Medal 1908, nor The Croix de Guerre which he also received. > > I have been unable to find any information regarding the medals, and if you are able to advise me where I may be able to obtain any information I would appreciate it. > > I look forward to your reply, and many thanks for your help. > > Regards, > Jan > Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4355 / Virus Database: 3882/7416 - Release Date: 04/29/14 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4355 / Virus Database: 3882/7379 - Release Date: 04/22/14 Internal Virus Database is out of date.

Hi Jan, I wonder whether William served with the Indian Army for a while, and that he earned his N.W. Medal with them? The Indian Army has its own Service Records which are held at the British Library, Indian Dept (Asian section). Might be worth checking there to see if they have him on record. If you have this medal, it may show you on its rim with whom he was serving, etc. Does it have any campaign clasps? I am no expert but I believe that if a Brit receives the Croix de Guerre, he will (probably) also be Mentioned in Dispatches for the same incident, and that would be recorded in the London Gazette. The L.G. has recently changed their search engine and I am not familiar with its new workings but in theory, if you enter William’s name against MiD, you may well find a result. It will help if you have a date. Do you know if his C de G. was French or Belgium? The French have records of their awards. There is also this site which might help: http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/honours_and_awards/?unit=13+Battalion&op=Search and maybe this one: https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110621063752AAacgls Do please let us know if you have any success and through which source, good hunting, Chris On 1 May 2014, at 06:49, Jan <norest1@bigpond.com> wrote: > Dear List, > > I would be most grateful if you are able to assist me in tracing information regarding my ancestor BALDOCK William who received a NORTH WEST FRONTIER MEDAL 1908. > > BALDOCK William was born 1889 in Australia, and served in WW1, which I have a copy of his Military Service Record, however, it does not mention the North West Frontier Medal 1908, nor The Croix de Guerre which he also received. > > I have been unable to find any information regarding the medals, and if you are able to advise me where I may be able to obtain any information I would appreciate it. > > I look forward to your reply, and many thanks for your help. > > Regards, > Jan > Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Jan, Another source would be the Clippings Library in Colindale (Northwest London) where newspaper clippings of the old -including the Mutiny years are preserved. The exploits of a soldier winning CdG and possibly Mentioned in Despatches in NWFP would certainly be newsworthy. My hunch would be, the illustrated London News may even have his photograph. Who knows! Naren Phanse On Thursday, May 1, 2014, Butler family and enterprise < pems.butler@btopenworld.com> wrote: > Dear Jan > > Chris Wood is right about India. However if he was commissioned in 1908, he > would have done an apprentice year with a British regiment in India before > going to an Indian army unit. This gives another opportunity to find him > other than through the British Library. > > I note the William James Baldock, recommended twice for an MC in the > Australian source that Chris mentions, was a Lieutenant in late 1917. With > military service in 1908, this rank in 1917 is very junior. I suggest that > he was a private soldier or an NCO in 1908, and probably for some time > during WWI. Therefore in 1908 he would virtually certainly have been > serving > in a British rather than an Indian unit. Records for this service should be > in Kew, if they have survived. > > Rupert Butler > > -----Original Message----- > From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> > [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com <javascript:;>] On Behalf > Of Chris Woods > Sent: 01 May 2014 08:52 > To: india-british-raj@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> > Subject: Re: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] Military Help > > Hi Jan, > > I wonder whether William served with the Indian Army for a while, and that > he earned his N.W. Medal with them? > The Indian Army has its own Service Records which are held at the British > Library, Indian Dept (Asian section). Might be worth checking there to see > if they have him on record. > If you have this medal, it may show you on its rim with whom he was > serving, > etc. > Does it have any campaign clasps? > > I am no expert but I believe that if a Brit receives the Croix de Guerre, > he > will (probably) also be Mentioned in Dispatches for the same incident, and > that would be recorded in the London Gazette. > The L.G. has recently changed their search engine and I am not familiar > with > its new workings but in theory, if you enter William's name against MiD, > you > may well find a result. It will help if you have a date. > > Do you know if his C de G. was French or Belgium? The French have records > of their awards. > There is also this site which might help: > > > http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/honours_and_awards/?unit=13+Battalion& > op=Search > and maybe this one: > https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110621063752AAacgls > > Do please let us know if you have any success and through which source, > good > hunting, Chris > > > On 1 May 2014, at 06:49, Jan <norest1@bigpond.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > Dear List, > > > > I would be most grateful if you are able to assist me in tracing > information regarding my ancestor BALDOCK William who received a NORTH WEST > FRONTIER MEDAL 1908. > > > > BALDOCK William was born 1889 in Australia, and served in WW1, which I > have a copy of his Military Service Record, however, it does not mention > the > North West Frontier Medal 1908, nor The Croix de Guerre which he also > received. > > > > I have been unable to find any information regarding the medals, and if > you are able to advise me where I may be able to obtain any information I > would appreciate it. > > > > I look forward to your reply, and many thanks for your help. > > > > Regards, > > Jan > > Australia > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> with the word > 'unsubscribe' > > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> with the word > 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4355 / Virus Database: 3882/7416 - Release Date: 04/29/14 > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4355 / Virus Database: 3882/7379 - Release Date: 04/22/14 > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Narendra

To start with, if you can provide his personal number, rank and the name of the unit, it would be good starting point. As you have his service book, these must be mentioned in that document. If you could let me have the details, I can certainly try. My only constraint is, I have moved to California and do not have access to records kept in England, but still it will be worth making an effort. With regards, Narendra On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 10:49 PM, Jan <norest1@bigpond.com> wrote: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> This message is eligible > for Automatic Cleanup! (norest1@bigpond.com) Add cleanup rule<https://www.boxbe.com/popup?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boxbe.com%2Fcleanup%3Ftoken%3DgKyZ85AKs7lRLFkerLYkdENCl%252FfC1xrjwdyoSZPwnpupLsy3k05h6KgEzmEWdy1WwC1WUgSnpKxkDAXWDE2rQoL4Z4Tl5Z7ftCvF5nsajnPA0LboR%252BaZngXx2Rx%252BosjBnOOjEuncwYw%253D%26key%3DcQwCKl0qCBrdoY%252Bl8coW5n%252BhJYhHVOGYidNi8zGc4xc%253D&tc_serial=17101574364&tc_rand=81160104&utm_source=stf&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ANNO_CLEANUP_ADD&utm_content=001>| More > info<http://blog.boxbe.com/general/boxbe-automatic-cleanup?tc_serial=17101574364&tc_rand=81160104&utm_source=stf&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ANNO_CLEANUP_ADD&utm_content=001> > > Dear List, > > I would be most grateful if you are able to assist me in tracing > information regarding my ancestor BALDOCK William who received a NORTH WEST > FRONTIER MEDAL 1908. > > BALDOCK William was born 1889 in Australia, and served in WW1, which I > have a copy of his Military Service Record, however, it does not mention > the North West Frontier Medal 1908, nor The Croix de Guerre which he also > received. > > I have been unable to find any information regarding the medals, and if > you are able to advise me where I may be able to obtain any information I > would appreciate it. > > I look forward to your reply, and many thanks for your help. > > Regards, > Jan > Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- Narendra

Tonight (30th April 2014) on BBC2 UK residents (except Wales) will be able to watch the first of a two part 1 hour documentary by the historian Dan Snow titled; "The Birth of Empire: The East India Company." Programme starts at 9pm. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b042w0xt BBC Two - The Birth of Empire: The East India Company, Episode 1 Dan Snow travels in the footsteps of the company that helped create the British Empire. ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

23 April 2014 GEORGE TOWN: Penang has been chosen as the filming location for a drama series set in the last days of the British Empire in India. Award winning producer Charles Pattinson said the well-preserved colonial architecture here made it ideal for shooting of the film Indian Summers. (snip) http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1026683 ---- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar