01 January 2021, 03:58
30.06kingThankyou for posting this movie. I had no idea Corbett's story had been recorded in film. I enjoyed watching it.
It reminds me very much of my paternal grandfather who was born in India, who came to NZ alone at about 12 years old and actually found without fore knowledge that his older brother had also come to NZ. My grandad had early training in firearms use and told me of great bird shoots he participated in, in India.
It would never happen but I would absolutely love to hunt India and would go at a moments notice should that ever be allowed. Even with today's greatly diminished game grounds and game diversity it would be just a most fascinating country to hunt. It's such a shame the massive human population has had an enormous impact on the natural areas but it's great that India has preserved at least some of it's nature and wilderness. My dream hunt would be Gaur in the jungles.
Dreams are free.....
01 January 2021, 04:22
Heym SR20Nor had I - Maneaters of Kumaon was a favourite childhood book - must read it again sometime.
01 January 2021, 08:29
NormanConquestMine as well. Thanks for posting this!
02 January 2021, 07:41
Beretta682Equote:
Originally posted by 30.06king:
Thankyou for posting this movie. I had no idea Corbett's story had been recorded in film. I enjoyed watching it.
It reminds me very much of my paternal grandfather who was born in India, who came to NZ alone at about 12 years old and actually found without fore knowledge that his older brother had also come to NZ. My grandad had early training in firearms use and told me of great bird shoots he participated in, in India.
It would never happen but I would absolutely love to hunt India and would go at a moments notice should that ever be allowed. Even with today's greatly diminished game grounds and game diversity it would be just a most fascinating country to hunt. It's such a shame the massive human population has had an enormous impact on the natural areas but it's great that India has preserved at least some of it's nature and wilderness. My dream hunt would be Gaur in the jungles.
Dreams are free.....
What year did your dad leave India ?
Thanks,
Mike
03 January 2021, 00:34
30.06kingquote:
Beretta682E
posted 02 January 2021 16:41
What year did your dad leave India ?
Mike,
It was my Grandad.
I'm not excatly sure what year he was sent from India. He and his brother Leo were products of Saint Andrews Colonial Home, Kalimpong, India. I know he and Leo were the first Homes' boys sent from India to NZ, arriving in Dunedin. The first young men ( and women ? ) sent from the Homes was in 1908 but I don't know if he was a part of that or went a bit later. Leo was older and I think came ahead of Sydney, my Grandad. In any case, Sydney left India prior to WW 1 because both he and Leo volunteered for army service while in NZ. By all accounts both Leo and Sydney were competent rifle shots due to training received at the Homes.
Some Links below with a little more Homes info.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Graham%27s_Homeshttps://www.odt.co.nz/news/dun...dians-story-revealed03 January 2021, 02:21
30.06kingMike,
Actually, My Grandad Sydney and his brother Leo travelled together to NZ it seems. I've done a little digging for their military records. The page below is from a NZ study of the history of Kalimpong "graduates" who came to NZ and volunteered for WW1 service. Leo and Sydney list at the top of the page and their NZ arrival date shown as 1908. Both served form 1914 to 1919.
Table 4.1 Dates of War Service and Reason for Discharge
Year of
Arrival
Name Year of
Enlistment
Year of
Discharge
Reason for
Discharge
1908 Williams, Sydney 1914 1919 End of service
Williams, Leonard 1914 1919 End of service
1909 Sinclair, Clarence 1914 1919 Unfit: war wounds
1910 Boardman, Eric 1915 1918 Unfit: disability
Cruden, James 1915 1920 Unfit: illness
May, Richard 1915 1916 Killed in action
Bishop, James 1916 1919 Unfit: illness
Brooks, Thomas 1917 1919 End of service
1911 Savigny, Patrick 1915 1919 End of service
McKay, John 1915 1919 End of service
1912 Jones, Llewellyn 1915 1918 Unfit: war wounds
Hall, William 1915 1917 Unfit: war wounds
Hughes, Ernest 1915 1918 Killed in action
Ochterlony, Robert 1915 1919 End of service
Snelleksz, Edward 1915 1919 End of service
Stuart, Eric 1917 1919 Unfit: illness
1914 Holder, Henry 1915 1919 End of service
Lawless, Charles 1916 1919 End of service
Lemare, Stuart 1916 1919 End of service
1915 Hall, Richard 1915 1919 End of service
Melville, Hamilton 1915 1919 End of service
Andrews, Adrian 1917 1919 End of service
(Source: New Zealand Defence Force Personnel Records
03 January 2021, 09:45
Beretta682Equote:
Originally posted by 30.06king:
Mike,
Actually, My Grandad Sydney and his brother Leo travelled together to NZ it seems. I've done a little digging for their military records. The page below is from a NZ study of the history of Kalimpong "graduates" who came to NZ and volunteered for WW1 service. Leo and Sydney list at the top of the page and their NZ arrival date shown as 1908. Both served form 1914 to 1919.
Table 4.1 Dates of War Service and Reason for Discharge
Year of
Arrival
Name Year of
Enlistment
Year of
Discharge
Reason for
Discharge
1908 Williams, Sydney 1914 1919 End of service
Williams, Leonard 1914 1919 End of service
1909 Sinclair, Clarence 1914 1919 Unfit: war wounds
1910 Boardman, Eric 1915 1918 Unfit: disability
Cruden, James 1915 1920 Unfit: illness
May, Richard 1915 1916 Killed in action
Bishop, James 1916 1919 Unfit: illness
Brooks, Thomas 1917 1919 End of service
1911 Savigny, Patrick 1915 1919 End of service
McKay, John 1915 1919 End of service
1912 Jones, Llewellyn 1915 1918 Unfit: war wounds
Hall, William 1915 1917 Unfit: war wounds
Hughes, Ernest 1915 1918 Killed in action
Ochterlony, Robert 1915 1919 End of service
Snelleksz, Edward 1915 1919 End of service
Stuart, Eric 1917 1919 Unfit: illness
1914 Holder, Henry 1915 1919 End of service
Lawless, Charles 1916 1919 End of service
Lemare, Stuart 1916 1919 End of service
1915 Hall, Richard 1915 1919 End of service
Melville, Hamilton 1915 1919 End of service
Andrews, Adrian 1917 1919 End of service
(Source: New Zealand Defence Force Personnel Records
Very interesting and thanks for all the info.
They lived in interesting times.
I will read up on the links.
Thanks,
Mike
08 January 2021, 16:04
p dog shooterquote:
Originally posted by Heym SR20:
Nor had I - Maneaters of Kumaon was a favourite childhood book - must read it again sometime.
I brought my copy at a library sale for one dollar.