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Somerville, James Fownes, Sir, 1882 - 1949 (Knight, Admiral of the Fleet)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1882 - 1949

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

 File

Notes and correspondence on Admiral Sir James Somerville and the Eastern Fleet, 1977 - 1990

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/MISC 75
Scope and Contents Correspondence and notes on Edwards's contribution to historical papers and publications relating to Admiral Somerville and the Eastern Fleet, with correspondents including: Vice-Admiral Sir [William] Kaye Edden, Staff Officer Plans to Somerville, 1942-44; Arthur Marder [Emeritus Professor of History, University of California]; John Somerville; John Horsfield; Philip Ziegler. Also includes: copies of letters from Somerville to Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser [Commander-in-Chief Eastern...
Dates: 1977 - 1990
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Some material within the collection is closed to researchers.
 File

Somerville Diaries, 1996

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/EVNS 4/5
Scope and Contents

Comprising typescript partial transcription of the Somerville Diaries; a note by GC Evans, 1996; and some xerox secondary materials.

Dates: 1996
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
 Fonds

The Papers of Admiral Sir James Somerville

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/SMVL
Scope and Contents

Papers comprising diaries, correspondence, official papers, lectures, articles, broadcasts and photographs
Also including papers of Commander John Somerville about his father, 1950-91

Dates: 1891 - 1991
Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.

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Second World War (1939-1945) 1