Interview with John Walter Robert Sarkies [sound recording]

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.

Archive & Special Collections OA4/27 Closed

Order number: OA4, Memories of the British in India, Sound Cassettes, Box 1 [CLOSED]
Date(s) of creation: 14 November 1984
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Sarkies; John Walter Robert (b 1912); physician; Indian Army
Other authors: Blake; David M (fl 1983); librarian and interviewer

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scb_order_with OA4, Memories of the British in India, Sound Cassettes, Box 1 [CLOSED]
callnumber OA4/27
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scb_previous_numbers OA2/177/1-5
title Interview with John Walter Robert Sarkies [sound recording]
scb_date_creation 14 November 1984
scb_level Item
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scb_extent 3 sound casettes
author Sarkies; John Walter Robert (b 1912); physician; Indian Army
author_facet Sarkies; John Walter Robert (b 1912); physician; Indian Army
Blake; David M (fl 1983); librarian and interviewer
authorStr Sarkies; John Walter Robert (b 1912); physician; Indian Army
author_letter Sarkies; John Walter Robert (b 1912); physician; Indian Army
author2 Blake; David M (fl 1983); librarian and interviewer
author2Str Blake; David M (fl 1983); librarian and interviewer
format Archive
scb_admin_history John Walter Robert Sarkies - Indian Medical Service (I.M.S.) 1937-47 rising to the rank of Lt.Col.
scb_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.
description 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.
scb_access_status Closed
scb_conditions_gov_access 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.
scb_copyright Copyright held by British Library
scb_use_restrictions Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist
language English
language_search English
scb_originals Original sound recording of interview available at British Library Listening & Viewing Service [Reference: C63/156-165]
hierarchy_top_id_raw OA4
hierarchy_sequence OA4.0027

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