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Object description
Ts memoir (85pp, written 1992) recording his career with the Gordon Highlanders and the Staff, 1939 - 1975, including: Sandhurst, 1938 - 1939; service with 1st Battalion (1st and 51st Divisions) in Aldershot, France and Belgium, 1939 - 1940, the UK, 1940 - 1942, North Africa, 1942 - 1943 (Alamein), Sicily, 1943, UK, 1943 - 1944; Staff College, Camberley, April - July 1944; Brigade Major, 152nd Brigade (51st (Highland) Division), North West Europe, August 1944 - September 1945; GSO2, India, December 1945 - June 1947; Instructor, Sandhurst, August 1948 - June 1951; DAAG, West Africa Command, Accra, June 1951 - May 1953; company commander, Malaya and Scotland, May 1953 - October 1955; DAAG (PS), Scottish Command, Edinburgh, October 1955 - October 1957; OC Infantry Junior Leaders Battalion, Oswestry, October 1957 - October 1960; GSO1 (Assistant Secretary to the Chiefs of Staff Committee), MOD, August 1964 - February 1967; Colonel A/Q, Scottish Command, Edinburgh, April 1967; Assistant Secretary to the Permanent Under Secretary, MOD, late 1960s; Deputy Commander, West Midlands District, early 1970s; retirement in 1975; and mentioning Admiral of the Fleet Lord Mountbatten; Field Marshals Sir James Cassels and Lord Montgomery, General Sir Horatio Murray, and Major-Generals Wimberley and Rennie.
Content description
Ts memoir (85pp, written 1992) recording his career with the Gordon Highlanders and the Staff, 1939 - 1975, including: Sandhurst, 1938 - 1939; service with 1st Battalion (1st and 51st Divisions) in Aldershot, France and Belgium, 1939 - 1940, the UK, 1940 - 1942, North Africa, 1942 - 1943 (Alamein), Sicily, 1943, UK, 1943 - 1944; Staff College, Camberley, April - July 1944; Brigade Major, 152nd Brigade (51st (Highland) Division), North West Europe, August 1944 - September 1945; GSO2, India, December 1945 - June 1947; Instructor, Sandhurst, August 1948 - June 1951; DAAG, West Africa Command, Accra, June 1951 - May 1953; company commander, Malaya and Scotland, May 1953 - October 1955; DAAG (PS), Scottish Command, Edinburgh, October 1955 - October 1957; OC Infantry Junior Leaders Battalion, Oswestry, October 1957 - October 1960; GSO1 (Assistant Secretary to the Chiefs of Staff Committee), MOD, August 1964 - February 1967; Colonel A/Q, Scottish Command, Edinburgh, April 1967; Assistant Secretary to the Permanent Under Secretary, MOD, late 1960s; Deputy Commander, West Midlands District, early 1970s; retirement in 1975; and mentioning Admiral of the Fleet Lord Mountbatten; Field Marshals Sir James Cassels and Lord Montgomery, General Sir Horatio Murray, and Major-Generals Wimberley and Rennie.
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Cataloguer SNR
History note
Catalogue date 1995-11-02