‘File 16/33 (a) Death and burial of Lt Heinemann in Bahrain’

Content

Papers relating to the burial at the Christian Cemetery in Bahrain of Lieutenant Peter Dabney Heinemann, who died in a flying accident at Bahrain in December 1931. The correspondence records the subsequent upkeep of his grave by representatives of the American Mission in Bahrain, financed by annual payments submitted to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. at Bahrain by the deceased man’s parents, Robert Dabney and Margaret Heinemann.

Extent and format

1 file (54 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. The file notes at the end of the file (ff 52-55) mirror the chronological arrangement.

Physical characteristics

Foliation: The foliation sequence commences at the front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 56; 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. Two additional foliation sequences are also present in parallel between ff 1-55, ff 10-18. One is written in pencil, but not circled; the other is circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out. Attachments are foliated as follows: 12A, 20A, 21A, 47A.

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/15/2/1538

Former external reference(s)

English Office: File 16/33 A

History of this record

Date(s)

22 Dec 1931-17 Oct 1938 (CE, Gregorian)

Subjects

BurialsCemeteriesGravesAir accidents

People & organisations

American Mission, BahrainPeter Dabney Heinemann

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‘File 16/33 (a) Death and burial of Lt Heinemann in Bahrain’, British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers, IOR/R/15/2/1538, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/node/9536> [accessed 26 August 2024]

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