Manuscript Special Orders of Major General Charles Townshend, with message from the King (15 December 1915); Typescript of communique to troops by Major General Charles Townshend (20 January 1916); Manuscript of communique to troops by Major General Charles Townshend (29 April 1916); Notebook (1917); Manuscript recollections of G.H. Allen (nd).
G.H. Allen papers
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- Dates of Creation1915-1917
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 file; manuscript and typescript.
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Administrative / Biographical History
G.H. Allen, born in London in 1893, was a Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Dorset Regiment, attached to the 34th Division Signal Company, serving in Mesopotamia. He was present at the Siege of Kut and held POW (Prisoner of War).
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Note
In English.
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Mesopotamia catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
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Microfilmed.