Interview with Tom Dykes (2) [sound recording]

Tom Dykes interviewed about his memories of the attack on the Baramulla conventand his parent’ death.


Order number: OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
Date(s) of creation: 24 June 2001
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Dykes; Tom (1942-? 2003); son of Lieutenant Colonel Tom Dykes
Other authors: Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/oa3/all

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title Interview with Tom Dykes (2) [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 24 June 2001
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scb_extent 00:20:23
author Dykes; Tom (1942-? 2003); son of Lieutenant Colonel Tom Dykes
author_facet Dykes; Tom (1942-? 2003); son of Lieutenant Colonel Tom Dykes
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
authorStr Dykes; Tom (1942-? 2003); son of Lieutenant Colonel Tom Dykes
author_letter Dykes; Tom (1942-? 2003); son of Lieutenant Colonel Tom Dykes
author2 Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
author2Str Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian
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scb_admin_history Tom Dykes was the eldest son of Lieutenant Colonel Tom Dykes, an officer in the British Indian Army and Biddy Dykes, an army nurse. His father and mother were killed by raiders at the Baramulla convent, Kashmir on the 27th October 1947. Following the death of his parents, Dykes lived with his aunt in Edinburgh.
scb_custodial_history Interview by Andrew Whitehead at the home of Douglas Dykes (brother), Dorking, United Kingdom
description Tom Dykes interviewed about his memories of the attack on the Baramulla conventand his parent’ death.
scb_access_status Open
scb_conditions_gov_access MP3 audio file can be accessed on CD-R in Special Collections Reading Room, SOAS Library. Users must bring their own headphones and computer to consult material.
scb_copyright Copyright held by Andrew Whitehead
scb_use_restrictions The recording is available for consultation without restriction, and short extracts (up to 200 words) can be published with an appropriate acknowledgement. Any publication of longer extracts or use of interviews for broadcast requires the prior written permission of Andrew Whitehead
language English
language_search English
scb_copies Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections.
scb_related_material Transcript with notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/03
scb_publications Research for broadcast of the BBC Radio 4 programme 'An Incident in Kashmir' (2003); and Andrew Whitehead, 'A Mission in Kashmir' (Viking Penguin, 2007)
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