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Major accessions to repositories in 2023 relating to Military History |
Local
- Makings family, Whitwell: airgraphs sent to Jean Makings from her brother, Corporal Tom Makings, whilst serving in the Waziristan Signals (Royal Signals), Dera Ismail Khan, India, during the Second World War 1942-1944 (D8469)
- Provines family of Clowne: letter from Corporal Joseph Provines, 17th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, to his siblings whilst on training at Sidworth Barracks, Salisbury Plains, 2nd November 1915, includes transcript of Derbyshire Times Report reporting Joseph had been killed in action, 22nd December 1917 c1915-1917 (DA/FE/P/1)
- J S White Volunteer Platoon Home Guard (previously 19th (West Wight) Battalion Hampshire Regiment Home Guard), Cowes: correspondence files 1942-1945 (AC2023/022)
- Henry Archibald Savill (1925-2021), served with Royal Air Force, working on airborne radar with 23 squadron in the Second World War, resident of Kingston upon Thames: papers incl R.A.F training exercise books, corresp, photographs, diaries and administrative paperwork rel to his entry into the R.A.F during the Second World War c1940 (KHC/2023/041)
- Frederick George Draper, (fl1939-1945), Private, Leicestershire Regiment:
digital copies of Second World Ware diaries and other papers 2018 (DE10697)
- Leicestershire Regiment: records & papers relating to Pennard House, Birstall c1911-2021 (DE10548)
- Leicestershire Yeomanry: postcards of First World War cavalry and machine gun corps and related papers 1914-1918 (DE10614)
- Francis George Hickley, (1882-1916), Leicestershire Regiment: papers including soldiers' Small Book, photographs, postcards, letters & papers relating to his family c1900-1971 (DE10593)
- Seare Family, of Leicester: family certificates and papers; photographs & letters of a German Prisoner of War, Second World War military service records of Harold Horace Laywood and George Anthony Palmer 20th cent (DE10694)
- Dorothy Turner, (fl1914-1918), nurse, Knighton VAD Hospital, Evington: photocopy of scrapbook, includes photographs of staff and patients and letters of thanks to Dorothy from soldiers often illustrated with cartoons (1915-1917) and brief history of the 5th Northern General Hospital (1914-1918) fl1914-1918 (DE10653)
- Derek Alan Winslow, (fl1944-1949), Royal Air Force: Royal Air Force Air Cadet Flying Log (1944-1945), National Defence note book, RAF Service & Release Book (1946-1949), ration books, corresp 1944-1949 (DE10556)
- Royal British Legion, Wigston: minute books, accounts, membership records (sample), photographs, printed material (rules, programmes) c1940-2010 (DE10557)
- Charles Caley, (fl1888-1895), Leicestershire Regiment of Foot: soldier's account book 1888-1895 (DE10598)
- Stathern War Memorial Institute: minutes, accounts & other records 1923-2012 (DE10690)
- Taylorcraft Aeroplanes (England) Ltd, aircraft manufacturers, Thurmaston and Syston: Auster Aircraft Works diaries, newsletters and other records 1942-1991 (DE10596)
- Unknown photographer, Royal Lincolnshire Regiment: photographic album c1950 (MISC DON 2135)
- Lincolnshire Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association: deeds, papers and correspondence c1884-1944 (MISC DON 2148/2)
- From Recruitment To Remembrance Research Project: research papers and exhibition 21st cent (10401)
- Leonard Curtis Creswell, (fl1914-1919). of Nottingham: records relating to First World War military career 20th cent (10496)
- Nottinghamshire Archives and Inspire Youth Arts: "Mother Of Tension Project" NOW 14-18 project funded by The Imperial War Museum: images, video, contracts and other material 2023 (10489)
- Thornhill Family of Beeston: photograph album of images of Nottingham taken by Dr Michael Anthony Thornhill (c1950-59); Royal Navy certificate of service of Harold Edgar Thornhill (Grandfather of MA Thornhill, c1940-1945); RAF warrant issued to George Henry Thornhill (Great Grandfather of MA Thornhill, 1920); black and white photograph of Second World War ship c1920-1959 (10323)
- Private George Frederick Wishart, Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment: army papers and photographs including relating to the earthquake in Quetta, India (1935), with papers of Private James Albert Wishart, also Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment 1921-1945 (10473)
- Surrey Militia: return of officers 1780 (10561)
- Bandmaster Cecil Yates, East Surrey Regiment: papers and photographs, including of the South African (Boer) War with papers of Band Sergeant Robert James Francis 1899-1935 (10525)
- Private Robert William Seymour, Machine Gun Corps, Gateshead: wartime diaries and papers relating to war service 1917-1918 (6068)
- Canning Family Of Foxcote: pocket book which records names of troops and their Warwickshire parishes c1809-1811 (CR5254)
- Private John Richard Styles (fl1714-1917) of Liversedge: papers rel to WWI service 1914-1917 (WYK2009)
National
- Paul Tirel (1886-1916): corresp to his daughter whilst serving in the French Army during the First World War; also includes information about medals - he was posthumously awarded the Médaille militaire c1914-1916 (JA/4092)
- Blanches Banques Prisoners of War Camp, Jersey: research papers incl plans, photographs and information 1915-1919 (JA/4048)
- Defence Sikh Network: Nitnem Gutka, the Sikh daily prayer book, published as part of a project to re-introduce a Nitnem Gutka to MOD practice to give to personnel; printed in UK by CPI printing Croydon, user supervision of Sikh Sevadars, 1st edition, printed February 2022; also includes a photobook recording the process of creating the Nitnem Gutka 2022 (NAM. 2023-03-1)
- Sir John Chapple (1931-2022), Field Marshal: papers, incl professional correspondence rel to his military service, in particular as Commander in Chief Gibraltar and as Chief of the General Staff, his association with various societies, research notes, papers rel to the Gurkha Welfare Trust and Gurkha Museum, original research and notes to the Chapple insignia collection; personal papers and photographs rel to his military career, incl correspondence with family 1950-1992 (NAM. 2023-05-1-1)
- Major-General Bertram Reveley Mitford (1863-1936), the Buffs and East Surrey Regiment: hand written diaires 1908-1933 (NAM. 2023-03-12)
University
- Sir Ralph Alexander Cochrane (1895-1977), Knight, Air Chief Marshal: papers rel to his career, incl as an airship pilot, Royal Naval Air Service, First World War; in the Middle East, 1921-1923; as a senior officer in RAF Bomber Command, Second World War; post-war correspondence notably rel to 616 Squadron (the 'Dambusters') 1912-1976 (Acc 4086)
- La Conferencia de Ejercitos Americanos (CEA): extracts from confidential papers approved during the 17th American armies conference, which met during November 1987 in Mar del Plata, Argentina nd (CEA)
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