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Description: | A collection of official records, including his commission, flimsies, certificates and correspondence concerning his promotion and awards, covering his entry into and service in the Paymasters Branch of the Royal Navy, 1902 - 1948; together with copies of various SUPPLEMENTS TO THE LONDON GAZETTE from both world wars, some humorous naval poetry (circa 1920s), printed notes on the air defence of Great Britain in 1940 and an ms. letter (3pp) which he wrote from the RN Barracks Chatham in September 1940 referring to the air raids on the dockyard and the progress of the Battle of Britain.
Cataloguer RWAS
Catalogue date 1985-12-04 | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Whittington-Ince, E W | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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