BMS/HWL/30/39

Letter from W.H. Inchhold Stevens (at Bedford Modern School 1909 -13), Fort Dargai, North West Frontier.

21 Feb 1937

From: 1937 To: 1937

With lengthy reminiscences including: '...S/Major Peck who drilled us well & truly in the quadrangle on Wednesdays and Saturdays for our various misdeeds ... Herr Tischbrock... more familiarly known as ''Table Crumbs'' who kept a small coffin in his cupboard in which reposed his gowns & canes' On leaving school the writer enlisted in the 9th Queens Lancers and went to France soon after. In November 1919 he left for India, on transfer to the 21st Empress of India's Lancers; left the regiment in 1921 for the Indian Army, and is now in charge of the depot. Describes India as '.. bristling with adventure and intrigue, practically every man and boy being armed to the teeth and who can hit a halfpenny at 100 yards, a territory peopled by a hard race, who exist mostly by their cunning fearlessness of all comers.' Requests a photograph of the School, and of the present Officer Training Corps. Would like to give a small cup to the Corps, to be competed for yearly & given to the best shot of the year.

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Inchbold Stevens, W.H.,
Peck,
Tischbrock, L.M. de la Motte

Bedford Modern School, general correspondence, North West Frontier, France, Queen's Lancers, Indian Army, Officer Training Corps