Two MS volumes, each 72 folios, containing an account of the last months of Warre’s period as Commander in Chief Bombay, 1 Jan 1881-3 Apr 1881.
Concludes with his arrival at Colombo on the way home; illustrated with sketches and press cuttings; written after his return to England; contains an unassociated press cutting of Mar 1888.
From papers of Gen Sir Henry James Warre, commander of 57th (West Middlesex) Regiment of Foot in the Crimea and New Zealand, relating to his military career, 1845-1881 (c), including staff appointments in Canada, India and Ireland, and Command of the Bombay Army, 1878-1881.