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"Naval interlude", memoirs of a RNVR midshipman, 1918/9, including photographs of various naval vessels Adam served on
An account of Adam's early life and education, and particularly his service during 1918/9 on HMS "Victory VI", "Excellent", "P20", "Vehement", "Sandfly" and "Venturous", including an account of the surrender of the German Fleet, November 1918, and his demobilisation, January 1919. The memoir ends after his arrival at Queens' College, Cambridge.
Papers of Admiral Sir Frederick Parham
Album from HMS Malaya and a recording of Parham's reminiscences.
Photographs taken by Lieutenant R W A Ivermee, RAF
"Scottish Soldier": the Autobiography of Major-General Douglas Wimberley
Churchill Archives Centre holds excerpts from volume one and a complete copy of volume two of the autobiography. Subjects covered include Wimberley's service in the First World War, between the wars and during the Second World War.
The Bickersteth War Diaries and the Papers of John Burgon Bickersteth
The 17 volumes cover both World Wars and comprise letters home from the front, accounts of particular events by individual family members, photographs and postcards as well as newspaper clippings and telegrams. They provide a unique perspective on the war years both from those who fought abroad and those who remained at home in Canterbury.
The papers of John Bickersteth are photocopies of correspondence and reports to Maurice Hankey on Canadian affairs (1932 - 1940).
The Killing Ground: The British Army, the Western Front and the Emergence of Modern Warfare, 1900-18.
Annotated typescript.
The Memoirs of Oliver Woodward
"My Story of the Great War 1916-18" is an early collection of memoirs about Woodward's experiences in the Australian army during the First World War.
The Papers of 1st Lord Fisher of Kilverstone
The Papers of Admiral John Henry Godfrey
The Papers of Admiral Sir Charles Daniel
The papers consist of Daniel's diaries while serving with HMS Orion, 1914-16, and orders and signals on the surrender of the German Fleet in 1918.
The Papers of Admiral Sir Henry Ralph Crooke
Admiral Crooke's papers chiefly consist of a long series of pocket diaries belonging to himself and his wife, and photograph albums which cover most of Crooke's naval career, also including assorted items of memorabilia.
The Papers of Admiral Sir John de Robeck
This collection consists of De Robeck's naval, official and personal papers. The naval and official papers include Midshipman's Logs, correspondence and Fleet orders. The personal papers include correspondence and diaries.
The Papers of Admiral Sir Reginald Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax
The Drax Papers mainly consist of naval files. These date mostly from the First World War and before, and also include a large number of intelligence reports, some from the First World War, but the majority dating from the Second World War. The papers also include articles and lectures by Plunkett on naval themes, with some publications.
The Papers of Admiral Sir (William) Reginald Hall
Memoirs and papers, 1915-42, additional papers, 1851-1911, and correspondence, 1939-1943.
The Papers of Adrian Grant Duff
Correspondence, 1905-14.
With photocopies of diaries, 1910-13, and photocopies of correspondence, 1912-14.
Also with photocopies of letters to Ursula Grant Duff, 1914, 1919, 1922 and 1930.
The Papers of Air Vice-Marshal Stanley Vincent
The papers consist of drafts for Vincent's autobiography, Flying Fever, with correspondence on its publication.
The Papers of Alexander Guthrie Denniston
This collection consists of letters and accounts of Denniston's code-breaking work in Naval Intelligence in both World Wars and of the setting up of Room 40. There are several photographs of Denniston in Naval uniform and some of the Royal Naval College at Osborne.
The Papers of Archibald Sinclair, 1st Viscount Thurso
The Papers of Captain Arthur Clarke
The Papers of Captain William Richmond Fell
Papers comprising diaries, log books, correspondence, official papers and photographs
Including papers about the Second World War, 1939-45; post-war salvage operations, 1952-5; and salvage operations during the Suez Crisis, 1956-7
With diaries of Captain Fell's father, Dr Walter Fell, 1915
The Papers of Commander Colin Buist
The Papers of General Lord (Henry S) Rawlinson
War journals and related papers. Includes reports, maps, letters to Rawlinson, lists of casualties and details of ammunition used
The Papers of General Sir Charles Bonham-Carter
The papers include Bonham-Carter's diaries, correspondence, photographs and speeches particularly from his time as Governor and Commander in chief of Malta.
The Papers of Group Captain Hugh Williamson
The collection comprises unpublished memoirs, articles and other papers relating to Group Captain Williamson’s service in both World Wars and the inter-war period.
The Papers of Jack Oughtred
Papers mainly comprising letters to his fiancée, Phyllis Bentham.