Copies of our Spring 2026 Journal (number 55) should be on their way to you. It is available for viewing at any time in the Members ‘ Area of our website. A quick link to get there is: https://www.fibis.org/members-only-material/journal-archive/

Journal contents:

• Editorial – John Counsell   
• The Rifle Used By British Forces During The Sepoy Mutiny Of 1857 – Peter Hare
• Noel Patrick Gelder – Part Two: The Road To Everest – John Gelder
• The Story Of The Le Maistre Family During The Sepoy Mutiny Of 1857 – Peter Summers
• Lucy And Her Ayah, A Special Relationship? – Derek Turner
• The British India Challenge: A Collaborative Opportunity To Preserve Shared Histories – Pam Cormac Smith
• Notes On Contributors
• Notices, Events And Meetings

Also includes Agenda, accounts and notes for our up coming AGM (and open meeting) on – Sat 27th June 2026 at from 10am to 3pm at the Union Jack Club near Waterloo Station, in London.

Although the event is FREE, you do need to book for security purposes.

Click on this LINK to book your place [need to book for entry to Union Jack Club]

*** ALL WELCOME. ADMISSION FREE ***

Where are all the Journals on the website?

This is just a quick teach-in (just, I thought, for those of us who don’t traverse, with any regularity, the huge collection of data we hold).

Along the top line of the website menu you’ll spot ‘Members’ Area’. Clicking that will open a sub-menu with ‘Members Only Material as one item.. Another click will get you to the Journal Archive. Every journal back to number 1 (Spring 1999) is listed along with the contents of that issue. You can then open the journal (by clicking the download button) to read all the articles from that issue.

Happy hunting!