| Order number: |
OA4, Memories of the British in India, Sound Cassettes, Box 1 [CLOSED]
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| Summary: |
Recollections of his life and career as a doctor in the Indian Army, including early years at Secunderabad 1937-39, service in Burma 1939-42 including the retreat from Burma, and his duties in Java on its re-occupation of Burma by allied forces in 1946.
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| Main author: |
Sarkies; John Walter Robert (b 1912); physician; Indian Army |
| Other authors: |
Blake; David M (fl 1983); librarian and interviewer |
| Previous numbers: |
OA2/177/1-5
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| Extent: |
3 sound casettes
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| Admin history: |
John Walter Robert Sarkies - Indian Medical Service (I.M.S.) 1937-47 rising to the rank of Lt.Col. |
| Custodial history: |
Recorded as part of the ’Memories of the British in India’ project by India Office Library & Records [subsequently the Oriental and India Office Collection, British Library]. This recording was previously held at SOAS Library as part of the 'British in India Oral Archive Project' collection [Reference OA2], removed from this collection in August 2014 to reflect the recording’s alternative provenance as part of the ‘Memories of the British in India’ project. |
| Access status: |
Closed
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| Access conditions: |
Sound recording currently unavailable at SOAS Library due to preservation reasons. Researchers can access a copy of this audio recording at the British Library Listening & Viewing Service. For more details see www.bl.uk/listening or contact listening@bl.uk / 020 7412 7418.
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| Copyright: |
Copyright held by British Library |
| User restrictions: |
Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist |
| Language: |
English
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| Originals: |
Original sound recording of interview available at British Library Listening & Viewing Service [Reference: C63/156-165]
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| Format: |
Archive
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