Private Papers of Major D S Elliott MC

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Description

Object description

Interesting and well-written ts memoir in 3 volumes (June 1940 - April 1946) together with 2 volumes of ms letters to his parents in Bramley, Surrey (October 1939 - May 1946) covering his service as a Private with the 141st Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) (5th Division) in Belgium and at home after Dunkirk (October 1939 - December 1940), his training as an officer (January - June 1941) and home posting to 55th Field Regiment Royal Artillery (June - December 1941), his embarkation with 2nd Reserve Field Regiment RA for Egypt (January 1942), later reformed as 107th Medium Battery RHA, 7th Medium Regiment, and active service in Egypt (August - November 1942), Tripoli (November 1942 - April 1943), Tunisia (April - June 1943), and Sicily (July 1943), followed by home postings (March - June 1944) and action in Normandy (July - September 1944), the Netherlands (October 1944 - April 1945), and Germany (April - May 1945), and with the Army of Occupation in Germany (May 1945 - April 1946); including very detailed accounts of the battles and conditions endured by him both in the Middle East and Europe.

Content description

History note

Cataloguer PJB

History note

Catalogue date 2000-09

Object Details

Category: Private papers
Related period: Second World War (content)
Creator: Elliott, David Scotchford
Dimensions: whole: 1 file, 2 Conservation Volumes, 1 box and 3 maps
Catalogue number: Documents.9489

Object associations

Associated people and organisations

British Army, Royal Army Medical Corps, 141st Field Ambulance
British Army, 5th Division
British Army, Royal Artillery, 55th Field Regiment
British Army, Royal Horse Artillery, 7th Medium Regiment, 107th Medium Battery
British Army, Royal Horse Artillery, 7th Medium Regiment
Associated items

Private Papers of Captain G S Elliott
Private Papers of Miss I S Elliott
Private Papers of Flight Lieutenant C S Elliott
Private Papers of Mrs D S Elliott
Oral history
Associated subjects

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Private Papers

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