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'Memoir for the Indian Political Service - Scheme by Lieut. Colonel L.A.G. Pinhey O.B.E.' [2r] (3/44)
The record is made up of 1 file (22 folios). It was created in after 1957. It was written in English. The original is part of the 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. .
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CAREER OF L»A.G.PINHEY in chronological order
1901 Bom Eastbourne 28th October
1905 Brought home from India
1910 Went to Springfield Park, Horsham, Prep.School
1915 January. Went to Wellington College, Berkshire
1919 September. Went to R.M.C.Sandhurst as King's India Cadet
1921 14th July. Commissioned Unattached List Indian Army
September. Sailed for India S.S.Princess, Troopship
" Joined 2nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry at
Almednagar for one year training.
1922 September. Posted to 92nd (P.Y/.O.) Punjabis and joined
them in Pishin near Quetta.
1923 March. Regiment moved to Alipore Lines, Calcutta
1924 December. Appointed Extra A.D.C. to the Viceroy, Lord Reading,
for his Christmas visit and accompanied Viceroy's
Staff to New Delhi in February 1925*
1925 March. Rejoined Regiment, now 4th/1th Punjab Regt.(P.W.0.)
in Bannu, NWFP. Went on Home leave.
September. Posted as Personal Assistant to the Resident in
Hyderabad, Deccan, Sir William Barton. Returned
from leave and joined at Bolarum
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.
.
1927 April. Appointed to the
Indian Political Service
The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47.
and posted
to Amritsar, Punjab, for Civil training in Criminal,
Civil and Revenue Law on probation.
1928 October. Posted to Loralai, Baluchistan, as Assistant
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.
, to H.D.G.Law.
1929 - From March 1929 to November 1930 held the following appoint-
1930 ments in Baluchistan
Under Secretary and Personal Assistant to the Resident
in Baluchistan, Sir Beauchamp St.John
Asst.P.A.Quetta (twice) under R.E.L.Wingate
Asst.P.A.Sibi under C.P.Serine
1930 November. Went on long home leave and was married on
July 8th 1931-
1931 November. Posted to Zahidan, East Persia as Vice-Consul
1933 March. Posted to Ajmer, Rajputana, as Assistant Commissioner
and Additional District Magistrate. Worked under the
following four Commissioners:- Gibson,Betham,Galbraith
and Gidney.
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A memoir written by Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Alexander Gordon Pinhey about his career in the Indian Political Service The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. ( IPS The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47. ), 1927-47. The memoir details:
- His education, early career and reasons for joining the IPS The branch of the British Government of India with responsibility for managing political relations between British-ruled India and its surrounding states, and by extension the Gulf, during the period 1937-47.
- A description of Baluchistan, where he served as Assistant 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. , 1929-30
- A description of Zahidan [Zahedan], where he served as Vice-Consul, 1931-33
- A description of Ajmer, Rajputana [Rajasthan], where he served as Assistant Commissioner, 1933-36
- An account of an earthquake that struck Quetta on 31 May 1935
- A description of Kalat State, where he served as Wazir Minister. -i-Azam [Chief Minister] to Sir Ahmed Yar Khan, Khan of Kalat.
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- 1 file (22 folios)
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Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the first folio with 1, and terminates at the last folio with 22; 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.
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- 'Memoir for the Indian Political Service - Scheme by Lieut. Colonel L.A.G. Pinhey O.B.E.'
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- 1r:22v
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- Pinhey, Louis Alexander Gordon
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