The resettlement of ex‐Indian army personnel in Canada, 1919–39
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11445596 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kent Fedorowich (University of the West of England, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-79 |
| Publication date | 1996-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Immigrants & Minorities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0261-9288 • E-ISSN: 1744-0521 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02619288.1996.9974878 |
| OpenAlex | W2058956016 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 17 |
Prior to the First World War, a small but uncertain number of ex‐Indian Army personnel migrated and settled in Canada. These men, largely ex‐officers with private means, were part of a peaceful army of well‐educated ‘gentlemen emigrants’ who landed on Canadian shores between 1815 and 1914. When the Great War ended, the imperial and dominion governments launched a number of state‐assisted empire migration and soldier settlement schemes. Once again, British officials encouraged Indian Army personnel to participate in these arrangements. The Canadian government, despite enthusiastic support from junior ranking officers and some of its own officials, were uninterested. Indian Army personnel were just another example of the dreaded remittance man; and, it was therefore claimed, unsuited to the rigours of land settlement and pioneering. This article examines, within a brief comparative framework, the reasons why Indian Army migration to Canada between 1919 and 1939 was not only insignificant, but actively discouraged at the highest governmental levels in Ottawa
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| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |