Papers of Major General Sir Frederick Gwatkin (1885-1969)
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Major General Sir Frederick GWATKIN (1885-1969) KCB DSO MC. Born 12 April 1885, son of Colonel F. S. Gwatkin. Commissioned Under Lieutenant into 18th Bengal Lancers 1903. Great War: France & Flanders, Egyptian Expeditionary Force: Mention in Despatches , DSO 1919. MC, Croix de Guerre (Belgiu...
Major General Sir Frederick Gwatkin: Palestine campaign papers, memorandums, maps and other papers during the World War I
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(a) Typescript: operations summaries and reports including some maps, 1917-18 (b) Carbon copies of typescripts: operation orders, 1917-18 (some undated) (c) Manuscripts in pencil: draft of operation plans and reports; some with diagram
Including notes on the campaigns of the First World War, probably compiled while serving as instructor at the Staff College Quetta, undated, c.1927-30. With insertions of manuscript notes, printed material and a postcard from King Edward VII, 1915
3 publications: ‘History of the 1st Lancers Hyderabad Contingent 1816-1903’, ‘Royal Deccan Horse’, and ‘History of 17 Indian Division’ and an accompanying volume of maps (2 maps missing)
1 original letter from Lord Dalhousie to Col Low (undated). Transcripts (extracts) from Uncle Nicol Grahame’s letters. Nicol Grahame died in the Indian Mutiny Sep 23 1858.