INDIA SCRAP BOOK AUGUST 1ST 1945 TO MARCH 3RD 1946
Lot 375
Lot 375
INDIA SCRAP BOOK AUGUST 1ST 1945 TO MARCH 3RD 1946, compiled by Sergeant J A Farnell of Bradford: Large oblong album (44x27) 19 leaves secured by bolts (military issue?); title to upper cover; 'The Highland Brigade' to first leaf; letters home to 'Mrs J A Farnell, Birkenshaw...' extensive ephemera relating to service life in Agra and a visit to New Delhi and other locations at the moment of nascent Indian nationhood; small format photos; signed 'Agra Sgts. Mess' Menu from Christmas 1945