HAMILTON, Lt. J.A.L., 1944-c. 1983

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Comprises:

(fols. i-vi) correspondence with the Oxford Development Records Project (ODRP)
(fols. 1-28) typescript responses to aide-mémoire
(fols. 29-77) letters from Gambia Regiment signallers to Hamilton, 1945-1946
(fols. 78-83) notes for lecture given by Lt.-Col. J.A.J. Read on 2nd Kalaban campaign
(fols. 84-88) letter from Maj. S. Lisiecki about the grievances of Polish officers in 81 (West Africa) Div.
(fol. 89) poem about the defence of Tanchi by Maj. D.M. Cookson, Sep 1944
(fols. 90-91) article from The Times of India about 81 (West Africa) Div.'s Kaladan campaigns, Jan 1945
(fol. 92) Employment of Ex-Servicemen Ordinance, published by the Gambia Government, Jan 1945
(fols. 93-101) issue of Kaladan Echo (Gambia Regiment's unofficial regimental magazine), Dec 1945
(items 1-2) Platoon Roll Books for Gambia Regiment and 5 Gold Coast Regiment
(item 3) 'With Africans in Arakan', by Maj. David M. Cookson (an account of his experiences with Gambia Regiment).

Dates

Creation: 1944-c. 1983

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 1734 (168)

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Lt. J.A.L. Hamilton, born 1920, son of a policeman. Educated at the University of Oxford, became a schoolteacher; served with the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF), 1942-1946.

2 and 1 Gambia Regiment, 6 Brigade Headquarters and 5 Gold Coast Regiment, the Gambia, Nigeria, India, and Burma (Myanmar), 1942-1946.