LANE, Maj. Charles V., 1931-c. 1983

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Comprises:

(fols. i-v) address card, personal data sheet, and correspondence with the Oxford Development Records Project (ODRP)
(fols. 1-30) detailed responses to aide-mémoire, with ODRP transcript
(fols. 31-32) letters from the War Office and Colonial Office, granting Lane passage out to Sierra Leone and appointing him to Sierra Leone
(fols. 33-36) account by Lane of a disturbance in which a British officer was killed, 1931
(fols. 37-43) photographs relating to service in West Africa.

Dates

Creation: 1931-c. 1983

Extent

43 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 1734 (252)

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Maj. C.V. Lane. Served with the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF), 1927-1932.

West Africa Regiment, Freetown (Sierra Leone), 1927-1928; Sierra Leone Battalion, Freetown, 1928-1932.