The Diary of Lt Colonel George Thomas Chaloner 1944 - 47
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The Diary of Lt Colonel George Thomas Chaloner 1944 - 47 - George Chaloner
The Diary of Lt Colonel George Thomas Chaloner 1944 - 47
Serving in the
1/10th Baluch Regiment
India
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INTRODUCTION
After Mum, (Diana Marietta Chaloner), sadly died in the 1990s, she left a number of papers, in a small steel document box. The box contained letters and family mementos, including an old musty diary that my father (Lt Col. George Thomas Chaloner) had kept in 1944, and for a few weeks in 1947 during the handover of India. Dad was serving in the Indian Army (10th Baluch Regt). By 1944 the Second World War was coming to a conclusion, and India was expecting a possible invasion by the Japanese. Dad was involved with setting up a jungle warfare school; which taught Allied troops how to fight and survive in the jungle as the Japanese would undoubtedly invade through the vast jungles of Eastern Asia.
The short period covered by the diary describes events that took place while carrying out reconnaissance of the different types of jungle of India. It is a fascinating record of one person’s experience; during an age that is now foreign to most of us. The period covering a few weeks in 1947 was written when my father was one of the many advising Lord Mountbatten during the complex process of handing over India. The decision to partition India resulted in terrible bloodshed of both Muslims and Hindus, with riots occurring in most regions. Dad describes his involvement during one riot.
Our family left India in 1947, much to the great disappointment of our Ayah, who had helped Mum bring us all up. My mother often told us of the sad parting from her and who was left with no job when we left. I am pleased to say my mother continued to send Ayah money when we were back in Britain.
We returned to live in the Isle of Wight for a few months then settled in Littlehampton on the South Coast, at 6 Horsham Road – now a block of flats.