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*William (Bill) Marsden 1911-1969 entered military service on 12th Sept 1930, enlisting in the Royal Tank Corps as a regular soldier. He spent four years in India on the North-West Frontier, whilst attached to No 2 Section, 8th Armoured Car Company. <ref> [http://members.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=grahame555 ebay seller grahame555]</ref>
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*The 8th Armoured Car Co. was in Kirkee in 1926, with commanding officer Lieut Colonel Charles Arthur Bolton<ref>[http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=571092.0;nowap Rootchat.com Armed Forces Forum]</ref>
*This [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DibbleFamily/message/860 link] refers to photographs taken by Private H J Dibble No 2 section 8th Armoured Car Company, Royal Tank Corps taken in India from October 1925 to January 1930.
*Listen to the [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80000823 1976 Interview with Nigel William Duncan] Reel 7 Aspects of period as officer with 8th Armoured Car Company, Royal Tank Corps in India, 1931-1932: posting to unit in Dehli, 1931; crowd control duties including electrification of armoured cars; crowd control duties at Chandi Chowk; question of suitability of armoured cars for policing role; health problems in India; character of Crossley Armoured Car. Imperial War Museum.
:Note: No. 2 Section 8th Armoured Car Company may have operated independently, as it appears it was on the North West Frontier in 1931, not in Delhi.
