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- Permanent Link:
- http://digital.soas.ac.uk/AA00000354/00001
Material Information
- Title:
- My second shoot a tale of North West Rhodesia (MS 381296/02)
- Creator:
- Blaker, William Frederick, 1877-1933, army officer
Blaker, W. F., 1877-1933
Reichwald, William Frederick, 1877-1933, army officer
Reichwald, W. F., 1877-1933
- Place of Publication:
- [London]
- Publisher:
- [self published]
- Publication Date:
- 1910
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 216 p.
Notes
- General Note:
- "... by W. F. Reichwald"
- General Note:
- 216 pages plus appendix, typewritten with hard cover
- General Note:
- Includes original photographs
- General Note:
- May 1910
- Biographical:
- Blaker, William Frederick, 1877-1933, was born William Frederick Reichwald. Col. William Frederick Blaker was born with the surname Reichwald on 9 April 1877 (Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear, England). He married Helen Elizabeth Blaker in 1911 and in 1915 changed his name by deed poll to Blaker. He received his first commission in the Royal Artillery, 1898; Capt., 1905; Maj., 1914; Lt.-Col., 1918, Col., 1922; served in various Royal Horse and Royal Field Artillery batteries in India, South Africa, and at home, until appointed Assistant Military Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief in India, 1914; during European War served on the Staff of the Indian Cavalry Corps in France, and for three years on the General Head-quarters Staff of the Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force (despatches 3 times, DSO, OBE, Knight Legion of Honour); General Staff, War Office, 1919–23; British Military Attaché at Rome, 1923–27; General Staff Officer, 1st grade North China Command, 1927–29; retired pay, 1929. He died on 20 August 1933 in West Sussex, England. [Source: http://www.findagrave.com/]
- Donation:
- Donated to SOAS Library in September 2016.
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- SOAS University of London
- Rights Management:
- Copyright, the Estate of W. F. Blaker. Permission granted to SOAS University of London to digitize and display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- MS 381296 /02 ( Soas manuscript number )
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