First World War (1914-1918)
Subject
Subject Source: UK Archival Thesaurus
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
File
"My family saga", 1955 - 1976
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/GALN 2
Scope and Contents
Autobiographical account by George Allen written for his family covering his life and naval career, highlighting key events and turning points and analysing his response to them. Also includes details of people, colleagues and family members.
Subjects, issues and people covered include: childhood and education; his mother, Beatrice Allen (née Wilkinson, known as Betty) and her circumstances and career; joining the Royal Navy aged 12, naval traditions, reforms to the navy by [Sir...
Dates:
1955 - 1976
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre
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The Papers of George Allen
Series
Papers: Navy and Admiral 1st Lord Fisher, 1902 - 1919-01
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0014/ESHR 17
Scope and Contents
Printed papers, including: papers on the Mediterranean Fleet; the new Admiralty training scheme; memoranda by Fisher; naval necessities; 'Some notes by Lord Fisher for his Friends'.
Dates:
1902 - 1919-01
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Fonds
The Papers of 1st Lord Fisher of Kilverstone
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0014/FISR
Scope and Contents
The collection held at Churchill Archives Centre includes: official and family correspondence; correspondence about Fisher and his biography collected by Nina, Duchess of Hamilton; papers on naval subjects; material relating to the Oil Commission; material relating to the Board of Invention and Research; printed material: Admiralty, Committee of Imperial Defence, Cabinet and White Papers; material intended for Fisher's printed works, personal notes, papers and albums; letters to newspapers,...
Dates:
1696 - 1979
Conditions Governing Access:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
Found in:
Churchill Archives Centre