Recollections of his life and career as a doctor in the Indian Army, including early years at Secunderabad 1937-39, service in Burma 1939-42 including the retreat from Burma, and his duties in Java on its re-occupation of Burma by allied forces in 1946.
Interview with John Walter Robert Sarkies [sound recording]
This material is held atSchool of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Archives, University of London
- Reference
- GB 102 OA4/27
- Former Reference
- GB 102 OA2/177/1-5
- Dates of Creation
- 14 November 1984
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 3 sound casettes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Walter Robert Sarkies - Indian Medical Service (I.M.S.) 1937-47 rising to the rank of Lt.Col.
Access Information
Sound recording currently unavailable at SOAS Library due to preservation reasons. Researchers can access a copy of this audio recording at the British Library Listening & Viewing Service. For more details see www.bl.uk/listening or contact listening@bl.uk / 020 7412 7418.
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Conditions Governing Use
Private study only. For publication or broadcast please refer to Archivist
Copyright held by British Library
Custodial History
Recorded as part of the ’Memories of the British in India’ project by India Office Library & Records [subsequently the Oriental and India Office Collection, British Library]. This recording was previously held at SOAS Library as part of the 'British in India Oral Archive Project' collection [Reference OA2], removed from this collection in August 2014 to reflect the recording’s alternative provenance as part of the ‘Memories of the British in India’ project.
Location of Originals
Original sound recording of interview available at British Library Listening & Viewing Service [Reference: C63/156-165]