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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

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

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

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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Naval personnel 2
Second World War (1939-1945) 1