Private Papers of Captain V A Wight-Boycott OBE DSC RN

Very extensive collection of ms and ts letters covering his service as a midshipman in the cruiser HMS SUSSEX and destroyer HMS WRYNECK in the Mediterranean Fleet (with his Midshipman's Journals) from April 1929 - March 1932; as a Sub Lieutenant in the Mediterranean Fleet destroyer HMS BULLDOG (October 1933 - January 1935); as a watchkeeping Lieutenant in the Mediterranean Fleet destroyer HMS ENCOUNTER, including the protection of British interests following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War (May 1935 - February 1937); in command of HM Tug ST JUST during her passage from the United Kingdom to Singapore (with diary) between January and March 1938; as First Lieutenant of the destroyer HMS DELIGHT on the China Station (April 1938 - August 1939) and then in the Indian Ocean, Home and northern waters, including during the Norwegian campaign, until she was sunk in the English Channel on 31 July 1940 (with papers); in command of the destroyer HMS ROXBOROUGH on North Atlantic convoy escort duty (with diary) from September 1940 - May 1942; in command of the destroyer HMS ILEX, again on Atlantic convoy escort duty and then in the Mediterranean, including the invasions of Sicily and Italy (with diary and booklet) from July 1942 - January 1944; on the staff of Force G planning and executing, in the headquarters ship HMS BULOLO, the landings in Normandy (with diary) from March - July 1944; as Staff Officer Movements to Flag Officer British Assault Area, Normandy (with diary) from July - December 1944; as Staff Officer to NOIC Ostend (with diary) from January - April 1945; in command of the destroyer HMS FINISTERRE, including service on the Far East Station (with diary) from August 1945 - April 1947; as Executive Commander of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth (with diary and papers) from July 1947 - July 1949; in shore appointments at the United States Naval War College (with papers) from August 1949 - September 1950, the submarine base depot HMS DOLPHIN at Gosport (October 1950 - June 1952) and as a Captain with the UK Liaison Staff in Ottawa, Canada (with papers) from October 1952 - August 1954; as Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf in the frigate HMS FLAMINGO (October 1954 - May 1956); and on the staff at NATO HQ, North Atlantic in Virginia, USA (August 1957 - November 1958); together with his official service records (1925 - 1961).

Very extensive collection of ms and ts letters covering his service as a midshipman in the cruiser HMS SUSSEX and destroyer HMS WRYNECK in the Mediterranean Fleet (with his Midshipman's Journals) from April 1929 - March 1932; as a Sub Lieutenant in the Mediterranean Fleet destroyer HMS BULLDOG (October 1933 - January 1935); as a watchkeeping Lieutenant in the Mediterranean Fleet destroyer HMS ENCOUNTER, including the protection of British interests following the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War (May 1935 - February 1937); in command of HM Tug ST JUST during her passage from the United Kingdom to Singapore (with diary) between January and March 1938; as First Lieutenant of the destroyer HMS DELIGHT on the China Station (April 1938 - August 1939) and then in the Indian Ocean, Home and northern waters, including during the Norwegian campaign, until she was sunk in the English Channel on 31 July 1940 (with papers); in command of the destroyer HMS ROXBOROUGH on North Atlantic convoy escort duty (with diary) from September 1940 - May 1942; in command of the destroyer HMS ILEX, again on Atlantic convoy escort duty and then in the Mediterranean, including the invasions of Sicily and Italy (with diary and booklet) from July 1942 - January 1944; on the staff of Force G planning and executing, in the headquarters ship HMS BULOLO, the landings in Normandy (with diary) from March - July 1944; as Staff Officer Movements to Flag Officer British Assault Area, Normandy (with diary) from July - December 1944; as Staff Officer to NOIC Ostend (with diary) from January - April 1945; in command of the destroyer HMS FINISTERRE, including service on the Far East Station (with diary) from August 1945 - April 1947; as Executive Commander of the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth (with diary and papers) from July 1947 - July 1949; in shore appointments at the United States Naval War College (with papers) from August 1949 - September 1950, the submarine base depot HMS DOLPHIN at Gosport (October 1950 - June 1952) and as a Captain with the UK Liaison Staff in Ottawa, Canada (with papers) from October 1952 - August 1954; as Senior Naval Officer Persian Gulf in the frigate HMS FLAMINGO (October 1954 - May 1956); and on the staff at NATO HQ, North Atlantic in Virginia, USA (August 1957 - November 1958); together with his official service records (1925 - 1961).

Cataloguer RWAS

Catalogue date 1997-08