NAM.1996-01-93-2

Second of three sound cassettes: oral history interview with Col Eric Adrian Hayes-Newington, recalling his service in the Bombay Grenadiers and 7th Rajput Regiment, 1917-1947. Interview conducted on 29 November 1994 (Transcript Available). This second recording explores Hayes-Newington’s career prior to the Burma campaign. Included is an overview of procedure for mountain patrols in Patan, Hayes-Newington’s detailed assessment of the multi-cultural, multi-ethnic 1st 7th and 6th 7th Rajput Regiments, recollection of the numerous training camps visited by the regiments, and the importance of instilling perfect musketry and discipline into his men in lieu of the upcoming Burma Campaign. Associated with World War Two (1939-1945).

World War Two (1939-1945)