Looking for a fresh pair of eyes on finding info about my great grandfather

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Waltair Lodge, Visakhapatnam
Joseph Twigg Balmer resigned 10.7.1911

Thanks, I'll add this to my notes and time line 👍🏻

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I had an interesting reply from Bisichi this afternoon.

..... Messrs A E Thomas and J T Balmer were despatched with the necessary prospecting equipment. The expedition was a fiasco and Thomas and Balmer were ordered home and not re-engaged.....

Just to add some context...
"A E thomas" was Albert Ernest Thomas d.25-May-1923 Barmouth.  He was a well respected and international mining engineer coming from a Cornish mining family.  His Brother, Father and Grandfather had all been the managers/captains of Dolcoath copper/tin mine for some 50 years.

Joseph Twigg Balmer on the other hand (according to the only evidence so far) seems to have taken up a mining career on the boat trip from Shanghai before signing up.  Customs clerk to Mining engineer seems a bit far fetched to me but he must have impressed someone after his desertion. 
Edit: I've just seen the 1908 Freemasonry register give his profession as "mining engineer".

A E Thomas was also a Freemason, another of his brothers was master of Hayle lodge.

Thanks for the information 🙂

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Hi all, I just wanted to thank everyone for their help here. I appreciate it all and have been able to build up more a picture of Joseph's life in early 1900s.

One last request if I may to those that have been kind enough to help...

Thoughts on or questions to look for answers as my next step please...

Thanks so much 👍🏻😊