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BACSA. Papers collection, 1942

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0013/BACSA/1

Scope and Contents

Personal accounts of the evacuation from Burma, 1942:

  • Anonymous account of the taking of Rangoon, 1942.
  • R.M.W. Lowe, Burma Railways, evacuation memoir.
  • Newton (no further details), evacuation memoir.
  • Harold Oxbury, extract from autobiography detailing the war in Burma.
  • Sir John Rowland, Burma Railways, letter and diary of evacuation route, 1942.
  • Percy Salkeld, Steel Brothers, evacuation memoir, 1942.


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    Dates

    • Creation: 1942

    Extent

    1 archive box(es)

    Language of Materials

    English

    Additional Description

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    Donated by the British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA) through the good offices of Mr David Blake, Archivist.

    Finding Aid & Administrative Information

    Language of description
    English
    Script of description
    Latin

    Repository Details

    Repository Details

    Part of the University of Cambridge: Centre of South Asian Studies Repository

    The University of Cambridge: Centre of South Asian Studies website
    Contact:
    Centre of South Asian Studies
    Alison Richard Building
    West Road
    Cambridge CB3 9DT United Kingdom
    +441223 338094

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