Colonial Postscript: The Diary of a District Officer

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Bloomsbury Academic, 1992 - Biography & Autobiography - 212 pages
Based on the author's letters and writings during a career that spanned World War II and the end of empire, and included service in Nigeria, Eritrea, Singapore, Malaya, the Gold Coast and a spell in the Royal West African Frontier Force, this book describes the life and work of a colonial officer. The author argues that the typical district officer in the post-war period was a man free from Kipling's aspirations, accepting and trying to smooth the path to independence.

About the author (1992)

John Morley, after Cambridge and a spell working for the charismatic French entrepreneur Antonin Besse in Aden, joined the Colonial Service in 1936. He began his career in Northern Nigeria and later served in Eritrea, Singapore, Malaya and the Gold Coast. In the Second World War he was commissioned into the Royal West Africa Frontier Force and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. After retiring from the Colonial Service in 1956 he became Chief Executive, Agricultural Central Cooperative Association and later Head of Planning, 'Food from Britain'. He was awarded the OBE.

Bibliographic information

TitleColonial Postscript: The Diary of a District Officer
AuthorJohn Morley
Illustrated byPatricia Morley
Editionillustrated
PublisherBloomsbury Academic, 1992
ISBN185043526X, 9781850435266
Length212 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / General
Biography & Autobiography / Historical
History / Modern / 20th Century / General
Political Science / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism
  
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