Charles Haswell Campagnac (1886 to 1970) - Barrister, Lord Mayor of Rangoon and Member of the Legislative Council - Episode 1 covering his early years of legal practice in Rangoon commencing in 1909 Artwork

Myanmar Oral History Project - life stories

Oral histories of Myanmar - life stories; some starting as far back as the late 1920’s.From my years of involvement in Myanmar I have become aware of the increasing scarcity of the generation of Myanma citizens who were born during the colonial period and have lived through the tumultuous years since that time. For me, these men and women are "national treasures" whose experience, perseverance and wisdom gained during their long lives will be lost unless we capture their stories in some way. To this end I have decided to interview a number of these elderly citizens. My hope is that these interviews will be of interest to historians, sociologists and other researchers in the future as well as for the family and friends of those interviewed.

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Charles Haswell Campagnac (1886 to 1970) - Barrister, Lord Mayor of Rangoon and Member of the Legislative Council - Episode 1 covering his early years of legal practice in Rangoon commencing in 1909

March 31, 2023 • Peter Church • Season 1 • Episode 63

Charles Haswell Campagnac (1886 to 1970) wrote much of his autobiography before he died and we have his grand daughter, Sandra and other members of his family to thank for pulling all of his notes together and producing The Autobiography of a Wanderer in England and Burma published in 2011 and available at Amazon and other ebook stores.

Charles Campagnac's role as a barrister, a Councillor of Rangoon's Municipal Council (including time as Mayor) and as a Member of the Legislative Council provides us with a detailed understanding of life in Burma including the years before, during and after WW2.

This episode deals with some of the stories from his early years as a barrister commencing on his return to Rangoon in 1909 at the age of 23.

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