NAM.1964-04-69

Research notes compiled by Major Vernon Charles Paget Hodson, covering the origins and services of military and civilian personnel in India, over the period 1700s- c.1938. His research was conducted during c.1940s-1950s. The majority of the papers comprise of notes and transcriptions from contemporary sources such as the Cadet Papers, Bengal Army Lists, Writers Petitions, publications and magazines, registers, wills, marriage records, and memorial inscriptions. The research notes form the basis for the Hodson Index, as well as VCP Hodson's Bengal Army Lists.