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Order of service for memorial service of Sir Thomas Leslie Rowan (1908-1972)., 1972

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/MISC 10

Scope and Contents

From the Fonds:

The collection comprises a wide variety of material from a number of different sources which have been deemed too small to be considered individual collections in their own right and have been grouped together under the heading "miscellaneous". Subjects covered include First and Second World Wars, the Falklands Campaign, and recollections of Sir Winston Churchill.

Dates

  • Creation: 1972

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.

Biographical / Historical

Sir Thomas Leslie Rowan KCB CVO was a British civil servant and industrialist. After studying at Queen’s College, Cambridge he captained the England Men’s national field hockey team before working in the Colonial Office and HM Treasury. He also served as Principal Private Secretary to both Winston Churchill and Clement Attlee.

He left the civil service in 1966 and moved into the private sector.

He died in 1972 aged 64

Extent

1 file(s)

Language of Materials

English

Finding aid date

2002-06-24 15:22:15+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Churchill Archives Centre Repository

Contact:
Churchill Archives Centre
Churchill College
Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 0DS United Kingdom
+44 (0)1223 336087