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Diaries of Captain A.D. Greenhill-Gardyne, Gordon Highlanders. 4 reels, microfilm.

December 1895 – July 1896. Accounts of his life in India dealing mainly with his hunting expeditions. He was a keen sportsman. Also descriptions of his duties while on Viceroy’s staff at Simla.

December 1909 – October 1911. Further descriptions of hunting expeditions. Some accounts of local architecture etc. Greenhill-Gardyne was also a good amateur artist and the diaries are frequently illustrated with sketches and rough maps. He made a long expedition to Gilgit and further into Mongolia, April to October 1910, finishing up in Moscow in October. From there he traveled home via Warsaw and Paris.