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Marnham collection |
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Modern Commonwealth photograph collection |
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Malcolm MacDonald photograph collection |
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Postcard Collection |
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The Queen Mary photograph collection on India |
| RCMS 100 |
Diaries and papers of Frederic Williams |
| RCMS 101 |
Portraits of the Cabul prisoners |
| RCMS 102 |
Three months in Thibet |
| RCMS 103 |
Archives of the British Association of Malaysia and Singapore |
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Malayan town planning papers |
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Vocabulary of Bajau |
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Diaries and papers of Frederic Williams
| Title |
Diaries and papers of Frederic Williams |
| Reference |
GBR/0115/RCMS 100
(former reference: MSS 22) |
| Creator |
Williams, Frederic Thesiger, 1861-1902, Major |
| Covering Dates |
1899–1976 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 folder + 1 volume; paper; Mixed |
| Repository |
Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library |
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| Content and context |
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Frederic Thesiger Williams (1861-1902) was born in Jaulnah on 8th August 1861. He was the son of Captain (later Colonel) Augustus Frederic Williams, 9th Madras Native Infantry, and his wife Jane, daughter of the Revd William Polwhele. Williams was commissioned into the British Army in 1881, and served with the Royal Irish Fusiliers in the Sudan in 1884. He was appointed Wing Officer, 26th Madras Native Infantry, in 1885, and served in Burma in operations on the western frontier, 1885-1887. He was made Captain in 1892, and was the Deputy Assistant Adjutant General in the Chin Hills in 1896, and the Deputy Assistant Quarter Master General, 4th Infantry Brigade, China Expeditionary Force, in 1900. He was appointed Major in 1901. Williams died on July 7th 1902, after being mauled by a wounded tiger. He was buried in St Mary's Churchyard, Madras.
Diaries of hunting expeditions in Burma, a letter regarding Williams' death and biographical notes about the Williams family. The papers are accompanied by correspondence between G.H. Williams and the R.C.S. Librarian regarding the gift of the collection, with a biographical note concerning Frederic Williams.
Presented by G.M. Williams, nephew of Frederic Williams, 1975-1976.
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Access and Use
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Please cite as Cambridge University Library: Royal Commonwealth Society Library, Diaries and papers of Frederic Williams, RCMS 100 |
| Further information |
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The R.C.S. Photograph Collection includes photographs taken by Frederic Williams in Burma, Y3029C. Some photographs taken by Williams in China are in the National Army Museum.
MSS Addenda, vol. I. Indexed
This collection level description was created by RAS using information from the original typescript catalogue.
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| Index Terms |
| Asia |
| Myanmar |
| Williams, Frederic Thesiger (1861-1902) Major |
| RCS/RCMS 100 contains: |
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Diary of hunting expeditions at Balapalli. The diary occupies ten pages of the volume, the rest being blank. There are some inserted cuttings on sporting matters.
1 volume; Manuscript. |
28 May 1899–1 June 1899 |
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2
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Diary of a hunting expedition at Mamandoor. An undated copy of a diary covering 15 June-5 July 1902.
14 pages; Typewritten. |
circa 1902 |
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3
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Letter regarding Williams' death. An undated copy in the writing of Williams' sister, Mrs Ada Florence Rogers, of a letter from Lt F.V.L. Prichard, 16th Madras N.I., 16 July 1902, to Major Charles Stanley Williams, Gurkha Rifles, describing Frederic Williams' death and paying tribute to his character.
14 pages; Manuscript. |
circa 1902 |
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4
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A Williams family, in the Indian Military Service and later. Biographical information about the Williams family compiled by G.B. Williams.
10 pages; Typewritten. |
1976 |
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