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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Mss Eur F717 Material Type Archives and Manuscripts Level [40] File

1. Mss Eur F717/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F717/1
Title:
Diary written by Major Geoffrey Herbert Blake while serving in India with the Royal Indian Army Service Corps (Air Despatch) during the Second World War
Scope & Content:
The diary begins with a description of his embarkation aboard the MV Britannic at Liverpool, and the voyage to India, with descriptions of the stops at Freetown (Sierra Leone) and Cape Town (South Africa), and arrival at Bombay. The diary also covers his time as a cadet at the Officers' Traini...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
05 Mar 1943-11 Oct 1944
Extent:
1 volume

2. Mss Eur F717/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F717/2
Title:
Diary written by Major Geoffrey Herbert Blake while serving in India with the Royal Indian Army Service Corps (Air Despatch) during the Second World War
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Oct 1944-11 Feb 1947
Extent:
1 volume

3. Mss Eur F717/3

Reference (shelfmark):
Mss Eur F717/3
Title:
Photocopies of two photographs of Major Geoffrey Herbert Blake, Royal Indian Army Service Corps (Air Despatch)
Scope & Content:
Photocopy of a group portrait photograph, Officers' Training School, Bangalore, C.C.49, No.6 Platoon 'B' Company, 1943 Photocopy of a portrait photograph of G H Blake, dated 17 November 1944
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1943-1944
Extent:
1 folder containing 2 folios

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