Interview with Colonel H. E. M. Cotton & Mrs. Cotton [sound recording]

Account of 'Pioneer' soldiering in S. India.


Date(s) of creation: 5 May 1976
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Cotton; H E M (fl 1927-1975); Indian Army Officer
Other authors: Cotton; ? (fl 1976) wife of Colonel H E M Cotton, Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer

Summary: Account of 'Pioneer' soldiering in S. India.
Main author: Cotton; H E M (fl 1927-1975); Indian Army Officer
Other authors: Cotton; ? (fl 1976) wife of Colonel H E M Cotton, Allen; Charles (b 1940); historian and interviewer
Extent: 1 hr. 30 min. approx, (sound cassette: analog)
Admin history: Colonel and Mrs. H.E.M. Cotton - Mr. Cotton: Madras Sappers and Miners 1927-47
Access status: Closed
Access conditions: Sound recording currently unavailable to consult at SOAS Library. Transcript is available to consult. Researchers can access a copy of the sound recording at the British Library Listening & Viewing Service [BL reference:C5/59-60]. For more details see www.bl.uk/listening or contact listening@bl.uk / 020 7412 7418.
User restrictions: Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist
Language: English
Copies: Copy of interview available at British Library Listening & Viewing Service [reference: C5/59-60].
Related material: Transcript available at SOAS Library [OA2, British in India Oral Archive, Transcripts, Box 2]
Format: Archive