Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Volume Ninety-Six Numbers 386 & 387
Reference Number
PP/2623
Level of Description
Item
Title
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, Volume Ninety-Six Numbers 386 & 387
Creator(s) & Administrative History
Various: Author Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research: Publisher
London
Vincent's Yard, 23 Alphabet Mews, London, SW9 0FN
Date
2018
ISSN
0037-9700
Extent
Pages: 21
Description
Volume Ninety-Six Number 386 contains the following:
'Elizabeth Digby Pilot: Memoir of an eighteenth-century officer's wife during his service in North America, Part I. (Transcription of part of the Memoirs of Eliza Pilot, c. 1765-1773, held at Bath Record Office Acc. no: 0083/1. Originally from Ireland, Elizabeth Digby married army officer Henry Pilot and spent many years in North America as a result of the military operations of her husband's regiment. Eventually the Pilots relocated to Bath and both Elizabeth and her husband are buried at Weston All Saints with daughter Judith Henrietta Pilot) by Michelle Arentsen and Jennine Hurl-Eamon, pp. 110-130 ( See PP/2623/2 for the second part of the transcription); 'Portrait of a veteren of the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny' (an account of the life of Private 2894 ArthurAlfred Nelson Sims of the Somerset Regiment who was born, lived and died in Bath and was painted by Bath artist C. M. Hodges) by David Howell, pp. 168-178. Covering letter inserted inside the front cover from Andrew Cormack, editor of the journal, containing a text from Michelle Arentsen and Jennine Hurl-Eamon.
Volume Ninety-Six Number 387 contains the following:
'Elizabeth Digby Pilot: Memoir of an eighteenth-century officer's wife during his service in North America, Part II.' (Transcription of part of the Memoirs of Eliza Pilot, c. 1765-1773, held at Bath Record Office: Acc. no: 0083/1. Originally from Ireland, Elizabeth Digby married army officer Henry Pilot and spent many years in North America as a result of the activities of her husband's regiments. Eventually the Pilots relocated to Bath and both Elizabeth and her husband are buried at Weston All Saints with daughter Judith Henrietta Pilot) by Michelle Arentsen and Jennine Hurl-Eamon, pp. 213-230 (See PP/2623/1 for the first part of the transcription). A covering letter from Andrew Cormack, editor of the journal, containing a text from Michelle Arentsen and Jennine Hurl-Eamon is inserted in the front cover.
Personal Name
Pilot, Eliza, 1742-1826, soldier's wife and writer of memoirs Sims, Arthur Alfred Nelson, 1833-1916, soldier
Subject
Army personnel Autobiographies Memoirs North American history Personal narrative Soldiers
