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Young collection on Gibraltar

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3016A

Scope and Contents

A number of the images depict Gibraltar, the remainder relate to Young's service in Woolwich, Shoeburyness, and elsewhere in the U.K.

Dates

  • Creation: 1885 - 1888

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Biographical / Historical

Francis Henry Young was born in 1865. A lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, he later served in Egypt, Hong Kong, Malta and India. Young retired as a major in 1907.

Extent

1 album(s) (72 images in 1 album) : photograph; watercolour

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

The album has been rebound, it originally contained the inscription: 'F.H. Young ... 20.7.85 - 17.12.85 Gibraltar: 17.12.85 - 21.7.86 Woolwich: 27.7.87 - 16.1.88 Shoeburyness'.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased for 25s. in 1955.

Existence and Location of Copies

This collection is available on microfiche: Middle East, fiche numbers 1-2.

Bibliography

Young has been identified from: Morgan, Frederick Cyril (1914), List of Officers of the Royal Regiment of Artillery from June, 1862, to June, 1914, with appendices, vol. II., new edition, Sheffield: [s.n.], p.110-111.

General

This collection level description was entered by KS and MJC using information from the original typescript catalogue. Antony Hill kindly assisted in the identification of some of the sketches and photographs.

Originator(s)

Young, Francis Henry, 1865-1932, soldier

Includes index.
Date
2003-04-01 12:19:50+00:00
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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