HUNTER-WESTON PAPERS. Three editions of ‘Composition of Headquarters. British Armies in France’, Jun 1916, Jun 1917, Nov 1918.
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Vol. VIII (ff. i+263). 1916-1918 (printed lists, 'Composition. of Headquarters', in three editions). Printed lists of personnel by headquarters, rank and name, with index.
HUNTER-WESTON PAPERS. Some papers from the Official War Diaries of the 8th Army Corps [VIII Corps]. Vol. VII. France and Flanders. 1916-1919
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Vol. VII (ff. i+312). 1916-1919 (papers only). Papers relating to the 8th Army Corps including summary of its component divisions, correspondence and notes on trench maintenance and construction, training, machine guns, trench warfare, inspection, tactical exercises, billets, horselines, concre...
HUNTER-WESTON PAPERS. Official War Diary of the 11th Infantry Brigade in the 4th Division. Vol. I. France and Flanders. 18 Aug. 1914-14 Feb. 1915.
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Vol. I (ff. i + 106). 18 Aug. 1914-14 Feb. 1915. British Army-issued War Diary completed by Hunter-Weston as a handwritten daily record of events, operations and information. Additional information includes notes, recommendations, instructions and names of soldiers sick, wounded or killed in ac...
HUNTER-WESTON PAPERS. Private War Diary. Vol. XIII. 8th Army Corps [VIII Corps]. Passchendaele, Chalons, Vimy and Mons. 1 Jan.- 11 Nov. 1918.
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Vol. XIII (ff. 202). 1 Jan.- II Nov. 1918. includes: ff. 92, 144b Henri Joseph Eugène Gouraud, French general: Letters, etc., to Lt.-Gen. Sir A. Hunter-Weston: 1915, 1918.: Fr. Diary entries, mostly handwritten, giving a personal account of Hunter-Weston’s daily life in the army. Includes con...
HUNTER-WESTON PAPERS. Official War Diaries of the 29th Division and the 8th Army Corps [VIII Corps]. Vol. II. Gallipoli. Jan.-July 1915.
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Vol. II (ff. i+386). Jan.-July 1915. includes: f. 360 Colonel Sir Thomas Andrew Alexander Montgomery Cuninghame, 10th Baronet: Letter to Lt.-Gen. Sir A. Hunter-Weston: 1915. British Army-issued War Diary completed by Hunter-Weston as a typewritten daily record of events, operations and inform...
HUNTER-WESTON PAPERS. Private War Diary. Vol. XIV. 8th Army Corps [VIII Corps]. After Armistice. 11 Nov.-April 1919.
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Vol. XIV (ff. 891). 11 Nov.-April 1919. includes: ff. 19, 32, 34 Henri Aimé Duhem, of Douai; painter: Correspondence with Lt.-Gen. Sir A. Hunter-Weston: 1918.: Engl. and Fr. f. 35 Speeches: R. Bigo, Mayor of Marchiennes: 1918.: Fr. f. 35 René Bigo, Mayor of Marchiennes, France: Speech by: 1918...
HUNTER-WESTON PAPERS. Private War Diary. 11th Infantry Brigade of ‘The Old Contemptibles’. Vol. IX. France and Flanders. Aug.1914-15 Feb. 1915.
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Vol. IX (ff. ii+101). Aug.1914-15 Feb. 1915. includes: ff. i, ii Lieutenant-General Sir Wellesley Douglas Studholme Brownrigg, K C B: Correspondence with Lt.-Gen Sir A. Hunter-Weston: 1934. f. 40b Captain George Trevor Cartland, Rifle Brigade: Sketches by, in France: 1914. f. 40b Bucy-Le-Long,...
HUNTER-WESTON PAPERS. Official War Diaries of the 8th Army Corps [VIII Corps]. Vol. III. Somme. 17 July 1915-31 July 1916.
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Vol. III (ff. i+434). 17 July 1915-31 July 1916. includes: ff. 124, 130, 131, 132, 205 Major-General Thomas Angus Tancred: Reports: 1916.: Signed. ff. 141, 145 General Sir Robert Hadden Haining, KCB: Signatures: 1916. f. 413 Lieutenant-General Sir Launcelot Edward Kiggell, KCB: Letter to Lt.-G...
HUNTER-WESTON PAPERS. Private War Diary. Vol. XII. 8th Army Corps [VIII Corps]. Ypres, Flêtre and Passchendaele. 1 Jan.-31 Dec. 1917.
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Vol. XII (ff. 180). 1 Jan.-31 Dec. 1917. includes: f. 61 General Sir Charles Harington, GCB: Letter to Lt.-Gen. Sir A. Hunter-Weston: 1917. f. 62 Major-General Sir George McKenzie Franks, KCB: Letter to Lt.-Gen. Sir A. Hunter-Weston: 1917. f. 133 Lambert Adolphe Édouard Orth, Belgian general: ...
HUNTER-WESTON PAPERS. Official War Diaries of the 8th Army Corps [VIII Corps]. Vol. V. Ploegsteert and Passchendaele. 3 July 1917-25 April 1918.
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Vol. V (ff. i+386). 3 July 1917-25 April 1918. includes: ff. 8, 35, 112, 179 Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Leonard Ellington, Royal Artillery: War diaries, etc., signed by: 1917. ff. 145, 183, 185, 250, 278, 319, 369 Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Faber Aspinall, Royal Munster Fusiliers: War diaries, et...