INDIAN ARMY LIST July 1939 Complete original edition.

The INDIAN ARMY LIST July 1940. A Distribution List of Officers on the Active List of the Army in India, Army in India Reserve of Officers, Auxiliary Force, India, Indian Territorial Force, Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment. Issued Quarterly. Published 1st July 1939. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY . Defence Dept. Govt of India [Delhi] 1939. large 8vo [10 x 6½ ins].

[xii1 advertisements], 824pp, [vi advertisements including rear cover]. Original faded printed paper covers, splitalong lower thrird of uppehinge, wrinkling and damage to paper spine but still sound and the book is generally clean, with no initernal marking. This volume also lists officers of British Regiments serving in India at the time – 3rd Carabiniers, 14th/20th Hussars,16th/4th Lamcers, R Tank Regt., R Armoured Corps, R.A.,R.E. the following Infantry regiments by thier old numbers, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 32, 33, 34,38, 40, 48\ 49, 62, 64, 79, 83, 81.    . These monumental, fully indexed volumes are now extremely hard to find and, being the last issue before the outbreak of  WWII  this one is particularly useful.    may25/1