Cornwallis House Rugby team

Rugby team: Standing left is Anklesaria, (?), Patrick Nijjer, Sobti ?, Admiral Wheeler, Roger, (?), Lionel Coulter. Kneeling: (?), John Isaacson, Desmond Carlisle, (?) and 'Gorgo' Dhillon. I feel real bad that I cannot name some of the boys.



 Below are Clayton Roberts and Denzil Simeon with Mrs Betty Dignum

Relay team with Mr E. Tuck

'Dhabloos' Nigam, Allan Baker, Robert Jordan and Lionel Coulter

Gonda Rly Institute

If the walls of this building could speak one wonders
what stories would be told about the Anglo-Indian
 railway  families of  Gonda.
The institute was the social hub of all railway colonies
 - a place where families came together to find release
 from an otherwise  humdrum  existence. Today most of
 them are being used for other  purposes or remain
 permanently closed.

Rubble being cleared

The Lat Jan 30.2012

Martiniere - moving ahead!

Robert Cooke and I took a look around at the changes (improvements) taking place at the Mart on Sunday, Jan 15, 2012. It was my grandson, Aden McFarland's birthday and the Principal's lawn was the ideal place to hold a day-time party. My daughter, Faye, is married to Carlyle's nephew, Craig, who was also in the Mart for a couple of years.
The walk proved quite an eye-opener, even though we were aware of the changes taking place.
The surrounding hedge of the bungalow that was shared between Mr Victor Rainer and Mr Sydney Lewis in the 1960, had almost disappeared over the years; having been completely obliterated by creepers and undergrowth  This had now been cleared. as on can see in the next pic (if it loads, now).

Martiniere WWII Roll of Honour