SCROPE, Lt.-Col. Geoffrey T.M., 1941-c. 1983

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Comprises:

(fols. i-iv) address card, personal data sheet, and correspondence with the Oxford Development Records Project (ODRP)
(fols. 1-107) typescript 'Short History of the Gold Coast Regiment, RWAFF, 1939-1945', by Scrope
(fols. 108-112) copies of articles in the East African Standard about the Abyssinian (Ethiopian) campaign, 1941
(fols. 113-129) scripts for broadcast talks by Scrope about the Gold Coast Regiment, with related correspondence
(fols. 130-134) three articles about the Abyssinian campaign
(fols. 135-141) notes on the Gold Coast Regiment and 2 (West Africa) Brigade, some early officers and historical objects, such as Regimental Silver Drums.

Dates

Creation: 1941-c. 1983

Extent

1 folder

Language of Materials

English

Shelfmark

MSS. Afr. s. 1734 (362)

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

Lt.-Col. G.T.M. Scrope. Served with the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF), 1940-1955.

1 Gold Coast Regiment, Kenya, Italian Somaliland (Somalia), Abyssinia (Ethiopia), Gold Coast (Ghana), Gambia, Nigeria, and Burma (Myanmar), 1940-1955.