Stuart Ottowell held a wartime Emergency Commission' having passed out from Officer Training School (OTS) in 1942 at Belgaum. He chose the 7th Rajput Regiment and an active service battalion. After the War he sought a career in civilian life. He joined the Rajput Dinner Club (UK) in 1948 and subsequently became its Honorary Secretary. F.M. Cariappa attended the Club's 5th Dinner in 1973 and in 1998 the final Dinner was held under the author's presidency. HRH the Duke of Edinburgh was the principal guest. Present and future Colonels of the Regiment, Lieutenant General H.S. Bagga VSM and Brigadier M.L. Naidu VSM attended. Since 1987 the author has been a frequent guest at the Regimental Reunions, and the Meiktila Day celebrations with the 6th Battalion. Memoir; Military History; India; South Asia; Raj; Colonialism; War & Conflict Studies; Burma; War & Strategic Studies; Japan; South Asian Studies; Modern History.