Identity area
Reference code
MS 380001
Title
Burma Regiment: Chin Hills Battalion
Date(s)
- 1894 - 1947 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
1 volume
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Chin Hills Battalion was formed in 1894.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented in 1978.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Typescript account, undated, of the Chin Hills Battalion, Burma Regiment, British Army, over the period 1894-1947, comprising reports written by various officers [1897-1947], including accounts of operations and some lists of personnel. The section for the period 1894-1897 was not written at the time, but compiled in 1897 or 1898 from various sources.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
The Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London, holds typescript histories of the Chin Hills Battalion written by Lt Col Alleyn Cardwell Moore (Ref: Moore). The British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections, contains relevant material among the India Office records.
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Great Britain; Army (Subject)
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
gb102-ms380001
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
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Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
SOAS University of London