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F. C. Hendry (1875–1955)

Author of Down to the Sea : Omnibus Volume

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Includes the names: F. Hendry, 'Shalimar', Frank Hendry, Frank C. Hendry, Frank Coutts Hendry, F. C. Hendry Shalimar, Shalimar ( Frank Coutts Hendry ), pseud. [i.e. Frank Coutts Hendry.] Shalimar

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Frank Hendry also wrote under the nom-de-plume 'Shalimar'.

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Associated Works

The Oxford Book of Sea Stories (1994) — Contributor — 50 copies, 1 review
Fifty True Stories Stranger Than Fiction (1936) — Contributor — 17 copies
A Seaman's Book of Sea Stories (2009) — Contributor — 7 copies

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Canonical name
Hendry, F. C.
Legal name
Hendry, Frank Coutts
Other names
Shalimar
Birthdate
1875
Date of death
1955
Gender
male
Nationality
UK (birth)
Occupations
sailor (merchant mariner)
pilot (marine - Ranggon)
soldier (Officer, Indian Army)
Awards and honors
Order of the British Empire (Officer)
MC
Short biography
He began his seafaring career sailing in four-masted barques around the Horn. He later sailed between Britain and Nova Scotia before trasnsferring to steamers in the Persian Gulf. He worked for the Cunard Line before moving east to command steamers in the South China Sea. During WW1 he served in the Indian Army on the North-West Frontier and Mesopotamia. He was with General Townshend on the ill-fated advance on Baghdad and narrowly escaped capture by being seconded to the Royal Navy to take a gun-boat down the Tigris.
Disambiguation notice
Frank Hendry also wrote under the nom-de-plume 'Shalimar'.

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