Person PX7373 Osmaston; Bertram Beresford (1867-1961) Osmaston Bertram Beresford 1867-1961 B B Osmaston

The Parsonage, Goodnestone, Dover, Kent, United Kingdom Hawkhurst Court, Billingshurst, West Sussex, United Kingdom

Officer in the Imperial Forestry Service in India. Known to many as "BB" he was born at Yeldersley Hall, Derbyshire. Born ninth into a family of fifteen, he was educated at Cheltenham and Royal Indian Engineering College at Cooper's Hill. He joined the Forest Service in India in 1888 and served in the United Provinces, Bengal, Andamans, Burma and retired as a Chief Conservator of the Central Provinces. He was a keen naturalist and made notes of his observations during postings in various parts of India, eventually publishing over 50 books. Employed at the Imperial Forest Service, Chakrata [Pakistan] WILD LIFE AND ADVENTURES IN INDIAN FORESTS by Bertram Beresford Osmaston, Henry Osmaston International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes Arctmp 15/03/2006 Cja833 07/11/2012 65d09ad8-3bea-4f88-8bbe-3a5fe33cf284