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Subject Second World War (1939-1945)

1. Add MS 45416

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Title:
HAIG'S 'ORDER OF THE DAY': the draft text of the special order of the day addressed 'To All ranks of the British Forces in France' by Field- Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig 1919, as Commander-in-Chief of the British Armies in France.
Scope & Content:
HAIG'S 'ORDER OF THE DAY': the draft text of the special order of the day addressed 'To All ranks of the British Forces in France' by Field- Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig 1919, as Commander-in-Chief of the British Armies in France; 11 Apr. 1918. Autograph. Signed. The order, which beca...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Apr 1918
Extent:
1 item

2. Add MS 52461

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Title:
Correspondence of General Sir Archibald James Murray with General Sir William Robert Robertson. Vol. I
Scope & Content:
MURRAY-ROBERTSON CORRESPONDENCE. Vol. I (ff. ii+223). Jan.-Sept. 1916. Australia. Army of: Correspondence of Gen. Sir A. J. Murray rel. to,: 1916: Mostly signed and copies. Army of New Zealand: Correspondence of Gen. Sir A. J. Murray rel. to,: 1916: Mostly signed and copies. includes: f. 3 S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Jan 1916-Sep 1916
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 89025

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Title:
Letter diary of Konrad Eisig's voyage on HMT Dunera and his internment in Australia
Scope & Content:
1.) Typed introduction to Konrad Eisig's letter diary by Claudia Cotton, the niece of Konrad Eisig for her daughter Rebecca and her grandchildren. 2.) Letter diary written to Jeanie of the experiences of Konrad Eisig, a Christian ethnically Jewish German refugee after being arrested and interne...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1940-1941
Extent:
1 file

4. Add MS 89060

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Title:
Letter from V. M. Ferrers to Sir Amberson [Barrington Marten?]
Scope & Content:
Ferrers writes of his time in a German prison during World War II awaiting court martial for "stirring up an insurrection". He writes of the shooting of prisoners, his view of the German people ("as many decent men as anywhere else"), the officers on his court martial, the Gestapo ("a stench in ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1954
Extent:
2 ff.

5. Add MS 89265

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Title:
Album of W. (Bill) Millett, Rezzanello prisoner of war camp, Italy
Scope & Content:
Album compiled by W. “Bill” Millett, of the Royal Corps of Signals, during his time at Rezzanello prisoner of war camp (PG 17), near Piacenza, Italy, along with members of other British, Indian and Australian units captured by Italian forces in north Africa. Contributions from fellow inmates inc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1941-1942
Extent:
1 volume (boxed)

6. Add MS 89362

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Title:
Second World War diary of F Edwards
Scope & Content:
Diary of F Edwards from 1 January to 31 December 1940, recorded in a 'Boots Scribbling Diary'. Describes the progress of the war in Europe, the Battle of Britain and air raids during the Blitz in London. Edwards turned 18 on 30 January 1940 and worked in a car repair shop in Euston, North London...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1940
Extent:
1 volume

7. Add MS 89407/1/5

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Title:
Western Desert Scramble
Scope & Content:
Four different typescript drafts of one of Stephanides' unpublished Second World War memoirs, which focuses upon the years of 1940 and 1941, during the initial years of the Western Desert campaign; there are variations in pagination and manuscript corrections.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1960s-1970s
Extent:
1 file

8. Add MS 89407/1/6

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Title:
Western Desert and Beyond
Scope & Content:
Three different typescript versions of Stephanides' third and final Second World War memoir, unpublished, which details his war experiences following the evacuation of Crete (documented in his published book, Climax in Crete), with his return to Egypt, his participation in the invasion of Sicily ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1960s-1970s
Extent:
1 file

9. Add MS 89407/1/7

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Title:
Maps
Scope & Content:
Drawings of landscapes and maps (some of which are photocopies) used in Stephanides' various war memoirs; includes maps of: the Western Desert coast; the eastern coast of Greece; Marder Course, 1917; and a panorama of the Macedonian Front from Piton Blanc 2 observational post Dec 1917; also prese...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1960s
Extent:
1 file

10. Add MS 89407/2/7

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Title:
Second World War Papers
Scope & Content:
File includes diaries and photographs; also present are a small collection of photographs of Corfu from c 1960s to 1980.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1940-1980
Extent:
1 file

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