Royal Commonwealth Society : Lecture slides on Sarawak

Cunynghame, Sir, Percy, 1867-1941, 10th Baronet

Royal Commonwealth Society

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Glass plate slides to illustrate a talk given by Cunynghame to the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. A transcript of the lecture, comprising a title page and 58 pages of text, is stored at RCMS 63/22.</p><p style='text-align: justify;'>Sir Percy Cunynghame (1867-1941), 10th Baronet, was born on 21 February 1867. He was Resident, 1st Division, on the staff of Sir Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak, until his retirement in 1909. Cunynghame was Justice of the Peace and Deputy-Lieutenant, Co. of London. He served in the First World War, and was mentioned twice in despatches.</p>