| Ref No | CALB/BIO/F205518 |
| AltRefNo | F205518 |
| Collection | Calthrop Boucicault Collection |
| Title | Material relating to the military careers of George Pensam Bourcicault, George Darley Lardner, Colonel Charretie, Captain Chambers, and Captain Sowerby |
| Date | 1856-1965 |
| Extent | 5 items |
| Description | Material relating to the military careers of George Pensam Bourcicault, George Darley Lardner, Colonel Charretie, Captain Chambers, and Captain Sowerby. Item 1 -- 5 letters from Alice Boucicault, daughter-in-law of George Pensam Bourcicault, giving information about her husband's branch of the family; she mentions that George Pensam Bourcicault is buried in Twyford, near Reading;. Item 2 -- 2 letters from the Librarian of the War Office in response to enquiries by Christopher Calthrop about the military careers of George Pensam Boucicault (promotions and staff service details are listed), George Darley Lardner (promotions and places where he served are listed), Colonel Charretie, Captain Chambers (no information), and Captain Sowerby (no information). The position of George Darley Lardner within the Lardner family is at present unclear, and it is unknown why Calthrop was interested in Charretie, Chambers, and Sowerby;. Item 3 -- 1 letter from the secretary at RASC Regimental Headquarters saying they are unable to supply any information about George Pensam Bourcicault and George Darley Lardner;. Item 4 -- 1 letter from the Librarian of Eton College giving information about Major George Darley Bourcicault from the Eton School Register about his attendance of Eton and his service in the Sudan in 1885. [This cannot be George Darley Bourcicault, Dion Boucicault's brother; can there be a mix-up with George Darley Lardner, who was in the military and about whom Christopher Calthrop was making enquiries at the time?]. Item 5 -- an "Application for Search" at the Principal Probate Registry, to find the will of George Pensam Bourcicault, with some notes by Christopher Calthrop about his death and burial on the back. |
| The letters are from the following correspondents -- Alice Boucicault; D. W. King, Librarian, The War Office, London; H. K. Prescot, Librarian of Eton College; |
| Notes | Previous reference number: UKC/CALB/BIO/F205518 |
| Subject | Military Career |
| Military Rank |
| Last Will |
| Burial |
| Related Person | Bourcicault, George Pensam, Brigadier General (son of George Darley Boursiquot and nephew of Dion Boucicault) |
| Boucicault, Paul, Mr. (son of George Pensam Boucicault) |
| Boucicault, Alice, Mrs. (wife of Paul Boucicault) |
| Boursiquot, Anna Maria, Mrs., nee Darley, d. 1879 |
| Charretie, Colonel |
| Chambers, Captain |
| Sowerby, Captain |
| Related Organisation | The Library, The War Office, Whitehall, London |
| Royal Army Service Corps Regimental Headquarters, Buller Barracks, Aldershot |
| Library of Eton College, Windsor |
| Principal Probate Registry |
| Category | Correspondence |
| Press cuttings |
| Notes |
| Access conditions | This material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk). |
| Copyright | Material within the archive may remain within copyright under the terms of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Special Collections & Archives staff will assist where possible in helping trace copyright holders, but it is ultimately the responsibility of users to obtain the permission of the copyright holder for reproduction of copyright material for uses other than research or private study. |
| Level | SubSeries |