Private Papers of Reverend Dom A J Stacpoole MC OSB

Ms map drawn by him on the reverse of part of a printed American map showing the trench system occupied by D Company, 1st Battalion Duke of Wellington's Regiment (29th Brigade, 1st Commonwealth Division) in which he was serving as a subaltern in command of the Assault Pioneer Platoon on the Hook in May 1953 immediately before the major Chinese attack on that position which was heavily defeated, together with photocopies of the map annotated by him in 1993, an ms letter to the Museum (June 1993) giving further details, the citation for the award of the Military Cross for his actions in strengthening the defences of the Hook, an annotated extract from THE HISTORY OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGIMENT (WEST RIDING) 1702-1992 and a ts account (9pp) by Derek Holroyd, a Corporal in the 1st DWR, 1952 - 1953, describing his return to Korea in 1992 with a party of British veterans.

Catalogue date 1994-05-14

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