Philip Laurie, 'The Beleaguered Garrison or The Military War Effort of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich', c.1939-1945
Scope and Contents
Wartime diary, 'being an account of the LDV Unit up to its disbanding and the further progress of its remnants in the Greenwich Part Section of D Coy.' Table of contents inside front cover: 'I. Formation, II. Disintegration, III. Park Section, IV. D-Day; V. Flying Bomb. Entries are handwritten in ink. The diary has black and white photographs of people and RO buildings stuck onto the pages throughout, with occasional sketches.
Dates
- Creation: c.1939-1945
Creator
- From the Series: Laurie, Philip Stevenson, 1913-1982 (Royal Greenwich Observatory archivist) (Person)
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Extent
1 item(s) : paper
Topical
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