The India Office List for 1917

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1RECORD OF SERVICES,

2653

3PROCTOR-SIMS, Ernest William (agemy

4engr.^ Kathiawar). — Apptd. temp. exec, engr.,

5Bombay, ist April, 1905; agency engr., Kathia-

6war, May, 1912 ; serving in Junagadh State

7from Aug., 1914.

8PROES, Ernest Marinus, A.M.I.C.E., India

9Public Works Dept. {exec, engr., Bombay). —

10Trained at R.I.E. Coll. ; joined the service, 3rd

11Dec., 1900, as asst. engr. ; under-sec. to govt.,

12P.W.D., Aug., 1905, to April, 1907 ; exec, engr.,

13April, 1907 ; on mil. duty from Sept., 1914.

14PROTHERO, Michael Ernlee Du Sautoy,

15M.A. (Oxford), late Indian Educl. Service. —

16Joined the Bengal educ. dept, as profr., presy.

17coll., Calcutta, 17th April, 1881 ; inspr. of

18schools, Nov., 1897 ; offg. dir. of public instn.,

19Assam, Aug., 1901, to Aug., 1902 ; profr., presy.

20coll., Feb., 1904 ; inspr. of schools, April, 1908 ;

21author of a work on political economy ; retd.,

22Dec., 1912.

23PRUCE, Fredrick Jervis, Indian Finance

24Dept, {e.xantr. of accis.). — Joined the .service,

258th Feb., 1881; acctnt.. Sept., i895;dep. examr.,

26Jan., 1902 ; examr., June, 1907.

27PRUSSIA, Alfred Bates, India Ry. Dept.

28{dist. traffic supt). — Joined the service, iith

29Aug., 1884 ; asst, traffic supt., Aug., 1885 ; dist.

30traffic supt , April, 1898.

31PUCKLE, Frederick Hale, B.A., Indian

32C.S. {asst, commr., Punjab). — Educ. at Upping-

33ham, and King s Coll., Cambridge ; apptd. after

34exam, of 1912; arrived, 22nd Nov., 1913, and

35served in the Punjab as asst, commr. ; on mil.

36duty from May, 1915.

37PUCKLE, Richard Kaye, C. I. E., late Madras

38C.S. — Educ. at Tonbridge Sch., and Haileybury

39Coll.; entered the Madras civil ser\dce in 1851,

40and was apptd. dep. dir. of rev. settlt. in 1859;

41collr. and mag., Tinnevelli, 1866; dir. of rev.

42settlt., 1874, and member of board of rev., 1879 ;

43was engaged for 22 years in preparing data

44for the re-assessment of the lands, and for the

45revision of govt, establts. in tne ryotwari villages

46of Madras ; employed in faminedistricts in 1877 ;

47C.I.E., 1878; retd, in 1881 ; publd. a hand-book

48on rev. matters and the duties of village

49officers.

50PUDUMJI, G. D. {see Godrezji Dorabji

51Pudumji).

52PULFORD, Russell Richard, C. I. E., Col.,

53R.E., late India Public Works Dept. — Joined

54the dept., 25th Feb., 1870, as asst, principal,

55Thomason coll. ; asst, engr., June, 1873; exec,

56engr., March. 1874; ser\'ed through the Afghan

57war, 1879-80 (medal); suptg. engr., March,

581892 ; offg. chief engr. and sec. to gov't., N.W.

59Prov. and Oudh, July-Oct., 1894 ; transfd. to

60Rajputana and Central India, May, 1896 ; C.I.E.,

61June, 1897 ; retd., Dec., 1900.

62PULLAN, Ayrton George Popplewell,

63B.A., Indian C.S. {jt. niag.y United Prov .). —

64Educ. at Malvern Sch., and Trinity Coll.,

65Oxford ; apptd. after exam, of 1902 ; arrived,

6630th Nov., 1903, and ser\’ed in the United

67Prov. as asst. mag. and collr., and asst, commr. ;

68asst, supt., Dehra Dun, May, 1908, to July. 1909 ;

69jt. mag., April, 1913.

70PUNNETT, Francis Sutton, Impl. Customs

71Serv'ice, Bombay (chief collr. ^ Sind\. — Joined the

72service, 9th i^ril, 1894, as asst, collr. of customs;

73offg. collr. in Sind, Jan., 1906 ; chief collr., Sind,

74June, 1912.

75PURSER, William Edward, late Bengal

76C.S. (Punjab). — Educ. at Enniskillen Royal Sch. ,

77and Trinity Coll., Dublin; apptd. after exam,

78of 1864; arrived, 21st Nov., 1865, and serv^ed in

79the Punjab as asst, commr. ; senr. settlt. officer

80and dep. commr. of settlt., Jalandhar, Sept.,

811880; dep. commr., Dec., 1885; retd., Aug.,

821890 ; author of reports on the settlt. of the

83Montgomery district, and of the Muktsar and

84Mamdot parganas.

85PURVES^ Edwin Home, India P.W.D.

86{exec. engr.). — Trained at T.C.E. Coll. ; joined

87the serv'ice, 8th Jan., 1893, and served in the

88Punjab as temporary engr. ; asst, engr., Aug.,

891905 ; exec, engr., Jan., 1906.

90PURVES, Robert Egerton, C. I. E., late India

91Public Works Dept. — Trained at Thomason

92Coll. ; apptd. apprentice engr., 17th May, 1881,

93and posted to Punjab irrigation branch ; asst,

94engr., Dec., 1881 ; exec, engr., Oct., 1895 ; chief

95engr. and sec. to govt., April, 1913 ; retd., Dec.,

961914; C.I.E., June, 1916.

97PUTNAM, James, India Office {staff clerk).

98— Clerk, 2nd class, registry and record

99dept., India Office, 26th Feb., 1892; transfd.

100to pol. dept., Dec., 1895; went to India as

101confidential clerk on the staff of the Viceroy,

102Nov., 1897; returned to India office, July, 1905 ;

103proceeded to India in the suite of the Prince of

104Wales, Oct., 1905 ; resumed duty in pol. dept.,

105April, 1906 ; apptd. clerk to the Ro3’al Commn.

106on Indian Decentralisation, Nov., 1907; clerk

107to educatl. adviser to Indian students, April,

1081909 to Nov. 1912 ; asst. sec. to Ro^'al Commn.

109on Public Services in India, Dec., 1912 ; services

110lent to War Office, Dec., 1914 ; templj’. attached

111to mil. dep., Jan., 1916; staff clerk, Jan., 1917.

112PUTNAM, Philip, India Office {staff clerk,

113acctnt.'gen.'s dept.). — Clerk, 2nd class, 28th

114Jul\\ 1881 ; staff clerk, March, 1912.

115PYE, Edwin Walter, Indian C.S. {asst,

116commr., Central Prov.). — Educ. at Tonbridge,

117and Trinity Coll., Cambridge; apptd. after

118exam, of 1911 ; arrived, 23rd Nov'., 1912,

119and served in the Central Prov. as asst,

120commr.

121OUAY'LE, William Adair, M.D., Col.,

122retd, — Joined the Madras medl. serv.,

12330th March, 1878 ; on mily. dut^*^ till Aug.,

1241885; civil surgn., Narsingpur, Sept., 1885;

125ditto, Nimar, Oct., 1889; Nagpur, Aug., 1900;

126Jubbulpore, 1903 ; retd., April, 1911.

127QUERIPEL, Alfred Ernest, Veterinary

128Lieut.-Col., late India civil veterinary dept.

129— Joined the (home) service, 27th Aug.,

1301870; arrived in India, 3rd Feb., 1877; served

131in Afghan war, 1879-80, and with Nile

132expedn^L force, 1884- 85; asst, supt., horse

133breeding operations, Babugarh, 1880-83 5

134verted to home establt., April, 1884; apptd. to

135charge of chief station veterinary hosp., Ambala,

136and instructor, arm^’ v’eterinary sch., Simla,

137March, 1891 ; inspecting veterinary officer, E.

138circle, Dec., 1893 ; inspr.-gen. civil veterinary

139dept.. May, 1894; retd., Ma\% 1901 ; author of

140an essay on stable management and dietetic

141disease in India, and of a manual of materia

142medica for veterinary students.

143QUICKE, William Henry, Lieut.-Col.,

144Indian Med. Service, Bombay, retired. — Joined

145t he service, 31st March, 1883 ; acted as

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