Catalogue description Major General Hetman Jack Parham
This record is held by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre
Reference: | 3112 |
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Title: | Major General Hetman Jack Parham |
Description: |
Documents relating to the career of Major General Parham and his interests, including aviation and drawing and painting |
Date: | c1780 - 20th century |
Held by: | Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, not available at The National Archives |
Language: | English |
Creator: |
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Physical description: | 98 files |
Immediate source of acquisition: |
Miss Belinda Parham |
Administrative / biographical background: |
Major General Parham (1896-1974) was born and brought up at Norrington in Alvediston. A distinguished soldier with a career spanning both world wars, he served in the Royal Artillery and was an innovator in the field of air observation for gunnery. He was a keen amateur pilot, and wrote books on aircraft, the theory of flight and memoirs of flying. Parham was an artist of considerable skill, and recorded some of his experiences during battle, as well as scenes of Britain and elsewhere. |
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