‘16/86 Correspondence regarding the Regular Army Reserve of Officers’

Content

Correspondence and papers concerning recruitment to the Regular Army Reserve of Officers. The file was instigated by an enquiry from employees of the Bahrain office of Gray, Mackenzie & Company, about joining the Reserve of Officers. The file contains correspondence exchanged between the Political Agency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent. and Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Residency An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India. about recruitment to the Reserves of Officers, and eighteen identical copies of a War Office leaflet entitled The Reserves of Officers and how to join them , which contain information about the Reserves of Officers, and an application form (folios 8-43).

Extent and format

1 file (43 folios)

Arrangement

The file’s contents are arranged in approximate chronological order, from the earliest item at the front to the latest at the end.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 44; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.

Written in

English in Latin script

Type

Archival file

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

IOR/R/15/2/1594

Former external reference(s)

English Office: File 16/86

History of this record

Date(s)

29 Jul 1950-19 Sep 1950 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

Reserve armed forcesMilitary recruitment

People & organisations

Regular Army Reserve of OfficersWar Office

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