| Order number: |
OA3, India: A People Partitioned, DVDs & CDs, Box 4
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| Summary: |
Stanley Menezes interviewed about Baramulla and Kashmir in 1947.
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| Main author: |
Menezes; Stanislaus Francis Leslie (1922-2012); Indian army officer |
| Other authors: |
Whitehead; Andrew (fl 1974-2014); journalist and historian |
| Extent: |
00:44:35
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| Admin history: |
General Stanislaus Francis Leslie (known as Stanley Menezes) was born in Bombay [Mumbai] into an Indian Catholic family in 1922. He was educated at St George's College, Mussoorie. He joined the British Indian army in 1942 and commissioned as an officer in 1943. He was an acting Major in the 3rd Battalion Indian Grenadiers which was attacked by irregulars in the North-West Frontier as it travelled by train from Thal Fort in the Kurram Valley to newly designated Indian Territory. Menezes was awarded the Shaurya Chakra award for his actions in commanding the Battalion following the attack. He was later a staff officer at General Headquarters in 1947. He was posted to Baramulla, Kashmir following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. He later served as Vice-Chief of Staff of the Indian army. In retirement he was a historian of the Indian army. He died in 2012. |
General Stanislaus Francis Leslie (known as Stanley Menezes) was born in Bombay [Mumbai] into an Indian Catholic family in 1922. He was educated at St George's College, Mussoorie. He joined the British Indian army in 1942 and commissioned as an officer in 1943. He was an acting Major in the 3rd Battalion Indian Grenadiers which was attacked by irregulars in the North-West Frontier as it travelled by train from Thal Fort in the Kurram Valley to newly designated Indian Territory. Menezes was awarded the Shaurya Chakra award for his actions i ... View more |
| Custodial history: |
Interview by Andrew Whitehead at the National Army Museum, Chelsea, London, United Kingdom |
| Access status: |
Open
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| Access conditions: |
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.
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| Copyright: |
Copyright held by Andrew Whitehead |
| User 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
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| Copies: |
Digital version of sound recording is available via SOAS Digital Collections. |
| Related material: |
Partial transcript with notes compiled by Andrew Whitehead available at SOAS Library. Reference: OA3/02/03 |
| 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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| Format: |
Archive
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