Book published by the British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia in 1989, 182 pages. Paperback (N8124)
From the rear side cover: William Olpherts - known throughout the army as 'Hellfire Jack' for his legendary courage and shortness of temper - served through a turbulent half-century of British involvement in India. The author draws on family papers to compile this personal account of Olpherts' life and sets it against the political and military background of the times with descriptions of many leading figures, both British and Indian. Olpherts came from an old Irish family of Dutch extraction. Joining the East India Company he was on active service in Burma at 19 with the Bengal Artillery, followed by action in central India, Gwalior, Sind, the Sikh wars and the Crimea with the Turks. During the Indian Mutiny he won the Victoria Cross with Havelock at the relief of Lucknow and took part in the later actions under Colin Campbell. He also saw service on the Frontier and later became Colonel Commandant Royal Artillery....
The condition of the book is generally very good. The covers have one or two very minor scuffs and creases, but the spine is intact and all pages are clean, intact, unblemished and tightly bound.