WILBERFORCE-BELL, Harold. 1885 — Portington, East Riding, Yorkshire 1956. Sir. British Colonial Officer in India. Lieutenant-Colonel. Son of elder H. Wilberforce-Bell (1849–1927, originally H. Bell) and Lucy Wilson. Educated at Ellesmere College, studies at Oxford (Pembroke College). Joined Indian army in 1905, in 1910-40 in Indian Political Service, Agent to the Governor-General in Deccan States Agency from Kolhapur, finally Resident for the Punjab States 1934-39, then retired. K.C.I.E. 1938. Married 1912 Margaret Vera Festing (b. 1882), no children.
Also his father served as officer in India, but as Kathiawad book in 1916 was published by Captain H.W.-B. it hardly is by the father. Captain H.W.-B. was also the author of the Marathi books.
Publications: Some Translations from the Marathi Poets. 4+209 p. Bombay 1913.
– A Grammatical Treatise of the Marathi Language. 2+94 p. Bombay 1914.
– The history of Kathiawad from the earliest times. 19+312 p. L. 1916.
– Articles on history, especially military history (often not Indian)
Sources: Stray notes in Internet; ancestors.familysearch.org; Wikipedia.
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