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Description: | Ts transcription of two ms notebooks (52pp) detailing his attempts to invent an electric digging machine for mining beneath German trenches (August 1914 – January 1918), with details of the numerous conflicts that arose between himself and the Army Council and his difficulties working with Army engineers, along with a report on his invention expressing his belief in the importance of mining in the First World War; also included are several digital photographs and a brief introduction to his involvement in the Boer War and postwar career, compiled by a family member.
Cataloguer BEK | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Hopkinson, Austin | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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