BMS/CWK/95/21c/12

Envelope with letters from Major James William Kaye and his wife Joyce to Kaye's parents. Sent from Hotel de Gwalior, Central India. Also includes copy of letter to Lloyds Bank.

19 Jan 1941; received 24 Apr 1941

From: 1941 To: 1941

Letter from James William Kaye: Reports on letters that have arrived from England, and general comments regarding mail service. Handkerchiefs sent have not yet arrived. General responses to news contained in letters from parents and comments on the progress of the war. Has been to Agra and got the car repiared. While there, had lunchwith Dorothy and Gordon Parsons and their daughter. Their bungalow is a fine property with views of the fort and the Taj Mahal. Dined with George Jivajirao Scindia; a large party with almost all the European community and a good many Indians. Likely to be moving in March, but not definate yet. Refers to Lloyds Bank and payments that should be made in Decenber and June, and to life insurance premuims. Letter from Joyce Kaye: General family news. Describes the dinner party held at the Scindia Palace in honour of the Director General of Ports & Telegraphs. The palace is very ornate with gilding and large chandeliers. Also describes going out on a shooting party at dawn and watching people extracting sugar from the cane and then baking it. Letter to Lloyds Bank, 6 Pall Mall, London SW1: Instructions to pay £65 to C.W. Kaye annually on 25 Jun and 25 December

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Kaye, James William,
Parsons, Dorothy,
Parsons, Gordon,
Lloyds Bank

family correspondence, India, World War Two, Agra, motor vehicles, Lloyds Bank Limited, shooting, sugar cane