HUMPHREYS, Lt Leonard E
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0099 KCLMA Humphreys L E |
Held at | : Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.kingscollections.org/catalogues/lhcma › |
Full title | : HUMPHREYS, Lt Leonard E |
Date(s) | : Created [1964-1982] |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 file |
Name of creator(s) | : |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Served in France and Belgium with Royal Field Artillery, 1916-1918; Lt, 1918; served Second World War in North Africa and Middle East.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Typescript account of his service in France and with A Battery, 190 Bde, Royal Field Artillery, 8 Jun 1917 and 1 Mar-5 Apr 1918, notably action at Messines, 8 Jun 1917, and the defence of Bucquoy, Mar 1918, including copies of extracts from his diary, with particular reference to the death of Maj Geoffrey Neame, written in [1964-1982].
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Single item
Conditions governing access:
Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Trustees of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, attention of the Director of Archive Services.
Finding aids:
Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm,and published in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Presented to the Centre by Humphreys in 1982.
Allied Materials
Related material:
The Imperial War Museum and Royal Artillery Institution, Woolwich hold papers relating to his service in World War One and World War Two. Durham University Library (Oriental Studies Section) holds a small collection relating to his service in Sudan and Eritrea during World War Two. University of British Columbia, Vancouver holds a small collection relating to hisservice in World War One.
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Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Rules or conventions:
Date(s) of descriptions:
Aug 1996
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