Papers of Major James Gordon, MBE, 1950s-[c1964], [1978-1984]
File
MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (113) (Box 5)
Personal data sheet, correspondence with Oxford Development Records Project, [1978-1984]; photographs relating to service in the King's African Rifles, 1950s; circular letter from Major Dimoline concerning mutinies among African troops, [c1964], programme for presentation of Colours to the 5th, 7th and 23rd Battalions, King's African Rifles, July 1955.
Dates
- Creation: 1950s-[c1964], [1978-1984]
Extent
30 ff., 2 items
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (113) (Box 5)
Biographical / Historical
Major James Gordon, MBE served with the 5th Battalion, King's African Rifles, Kenya, 1953-1959.
Other Finding Aids
Listed as no. 920 (113) in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996).
Subject
- Gordon | James | fl 1953-1980s | Major (Person)
- Great Britain | Army | King's African Rifles (Organisation)
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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