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"Churchill in Carthage 1943: Dr Evan Bedford's War Diary", 2000

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/WCHL 6/97

Scope and Contents

Copy of a paper by Dr Alex Sakula on Churchill's attack of pneumonia while he was in Tunisia in December 1943. The paper is based on the 1943-45 war diaries of Brigadier [Davis] Evan Bedford, the cardiac specialist and Consulting Physician to Middle East Forces, who helped to treat Churchill (and was later one of Sakula's teachers). Copies of Bedford's diaries are also included, together with some correspondence on the publication of Sakula's paper.

Dates

  • Creation: 2000

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. Closures are noted in the catalogue.

Extent

2 file(s)

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
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