LEITH-MACGREGOR, Lt.-Col. R., MC (Military Cross), DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross), c. 1977-1983

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(fols. i-iv) address card and correspondence with the Oxford Development Records Project (ODRP)
(fols. 1-46) responses to aide-mémoire.

Dates

Creation: c. 1977-1983

Extent

46 Leaves

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 1734 (264)

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Lt.-Col. R. Leith-MacGregor, MC, DFC. Educated at Nautical College, Pangbourne, and Sandhurst. Obtained a commission in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, 1938; served with Royal Air Force (RAF) and was a prisoner of war, 1940-1945; served with the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF), 1953-1956.

3 Nigerian Regiment, Abeokuta, Enugu, 1953-1956.