Lt-Col Sir William Kerr Fraser-Tytler KBE CMG MC (26 December 1886 – 23 August 1963)[1] was a British soldier and diplomat. He was Envoy to Afghanistan from 1935 to 1941.[2][3]
Life edit
He was educated at Charterhouse and Christ Church, Oxford and graduated in 1909.
Commissioned into Lovat's Scouts 1 April 1908.[4] Entered the Indian Army 1910 and posted to the 25th Cavalry Frontier Force in 1911. Served on the North West Frontier of India 1914-17 and then in East Africa 1917-18 where he won the Military Cross.[5] He served during the 3rd Afghan War then went on deputation to England with the Indian Peace contingent from 22 June to 13 October 1919.[6] After that he was appointed to the Foreign and Political Department.
Appointed Under-Secretary to the Government of India 1921-23; Secretary to H.M.'s Legation, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1923–24; served in Travancore, Southern India, and on the North West Frontier, 1925-28. Councillor, H.M.'s Legation, Kabul, 1928. North West Frontier, 1928-30; Councillor and Chargé d'Affaires, H.M.'s Legation, Kabul 1930-32; Deputy-Secretary, Government of India and Officiating Foreign Secretary, 1933. Appointed a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George in June 1933.[7] Officiating Private Secretary to the Viceroy, 1934. Appointed H.M. Minister H.M.'s Legation, Kabul, Afghanistan 1935-41.[8] Appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in January 1939.[9]
Bibliography edit
He is the author of Afghanistan: A Study in Political Developments in Central and Southern Asia, London, Oxford University Press, 1950, 348 p. (reprinted 1950, 1953, 1962).[10][11] Malcolm Yapp wrote that Fraser-Tytler's work is 'well told and the analysis of processes vigorous and penetrating.'[12]
References edit
- ^ "Fraser-Tytler, Lt-Col Sir William Kerr, (26 Dec. 1886–23 Aug. 1963), Indian Army retired". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u50372. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "British Ambassadors and High Commissioners 1880-2010" (PDF). Colin Mackie, Gulabin.com. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ Who Was Who
- ^ London Gazette 25 September 1908
- ^ London Gazette 27 July 1918
- ^ History of Services of Officers Holding Gazetted Appointments under the Foreign and Political Department. Correct up to 1 July 1935
- ^ London Gazette 3 June 1933
- ^ Who's Who 1935
- ^ London Gazette 2 January 1939
- ^ Haward, Edwin (1 April 1951). "Afghanistan: a Study of Political Developments in Central Asia". International Affairs. 27 (2): 256–257. doi:10.2307/2606239. ISSN 0020-5850. JSTOR 2606239.
- ^ "Afghanistan: a Study of Political Developments in Central Asia". Foreign Affairs. 8 October 2011. ISSN 0015-7120. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Yapp, M. E. (March 1968). "Afghanistan: a Study of Political Developments in Central and Southeastern Asia. By W. K. Fraser-Tytler. Oxford University Press: London, 1967. Pp. xvi + 362, sketch maps, illustrations, 45s". Modern Asian Studies. 2 (2): 173–174. doi:10.1017/S0026749X00001694. ISSN 1469-8099. S2CID 145134443.
