Corbett, Jim, 1875-1955
Variant names1895- fuel inspector for Bengal and North-Western Railway, later trans-shipment director at Mokameh Ghat, Bengal; 1917 served in the First World War, captain; 1919-1921 served in the Third Anglo-Afghan War, major; 1920s-1947 manager of Choti Haldwani village, estate agent, big game photographer, conservationist; 1928 kaisar-i-Hind gold medal; 1940s lieutenant-colonel, trained British troops in jungle survival techniques; 1942 OBE; 1946 CIE; 1947-1955 honorary game warden, Nyeri, Kenya.
Epithet: hunter and conservationist
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001477.0x00016d
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| referencedIn | Buckingham, Nash, 1880-1971. Letter to David Bloom, 1958 November 29. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| referencedIn | Lady Doreen Hersey Winifred Prior Palmer papers., 1936-1940 | British Library | |
| creatorOf | Lardner, Ring, 1885-1933. Ring Lardner papers, 1805-2003, bulk 1885-1987. | Newberry Library |
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Birth 1875-07-25
Death 1955-04-19
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