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Armed Forces / Re: Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878-80
« on: Tuesday 19 April 16 22:45 BST (UK) »
Hello all
I am new to this site so please forgive me if anything I am inquiring about have already been discussed.
I have long been a collector of Indian postal history and recently I began a sub-collection of military material bearing the crests of regiments both 'anglo' and native regiments serving before Indian independence.
One letter recently came into my possession from an auction of other disparate items which bears the embossed seal of the 1st Bombay Grenadiers. It was written by one (Colonel) C. Griffith to his wife and was begun on 18th Feb 1880. I have only transcribed the first half dozen pages or so (of a total of 25) but so far covers the story of a march to Quetta with Lt. Frank Whittuck, meeting along the way members of Jacob's Rifles and one Colonel Mainwaring. A few place names are mentioned in the course of the letter, namely 'Dhursht' and 'Sie-i-Ab' (?) which I am havng difficulty finding on maps of the campaign. Any help with this would be appreciated.
Mostly, though, I am looking for any biographical information regarding Griffith including his life before and after the campaign - if he survived it.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Dominic
I am new to this site so please forgive me if anything I am inquiring about have already been discussed.
I have long been a collector of Indian postal history and recently I began a sub-collection of military material bearing the crests of regiments both 'anglo' and native regiments serving before Indian independence.
One letter recently came into my possession from an auction of other disparate items which bears the embossed seal of the 1st Bombay Grenadiers. It was written by one (Colonel) C. Griffith to his wife and was begun on 18th Feb 1880. I have only transcribed the first half dozen pages or so (of a total of 25) but so far covers the story of a march to Quetta with Lt. Frank Whittuck, meeting along the way members of Jacob's Rifles and one Colonel Mainwaring. A few place names are mentioned in the course of the letter, namely 'Dhursht' and 'Sie-i-Ab' (?) which I am havng difficulty finding on maps of the campaign. Any help with this would be appreciated.
Mostly, though, I am looking for any biographical information regarding Griffith including his life before and after the campaign - if he survived it.
Any help with this would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Dominic