Papers of Captain James Walker, [c1939-1984]
Address card, correspondence between Oxford Development Records Project and Walker's executor; account by Walker of the advance of the 22nd East Africa Infantry Brigade from Garissa to Gimma (Italian Somaliland) in 1941; list of races to be run at Enda Jesus, August 1941; photographs relating to the 22nd East Africa Infantry Brigade advance, 1941; account of the advance of the 11th East Africa Division from the River Tana to Addis Ababa in 1941, with relevant photographs. responses to aide-memoire, photographs relating to service with the King's African Rifles, [c1939-1984].
Dates
- Creation: [c1939-1984]
Extent
100 Leaves : The account of the advance of the 11th East Africa Division to Addis Ababa in 1941 is in a fragile condition. Consult the librarian before ordering.
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (285) (Box 18)
Biographical / Historical
Captain James Walker served with 1/6th Battalion, King's African Rifles, East Africa (including Italian Somaliland and Abyssinia), c1940-1942.
Other Finding Aids
Listed as no. 920 (285) in Manuscript Collections in Rhodes House Library Oxford, Accessions 1978-1994 (Oxford, Bodleian Library, 1996).
Subject
- Walker | James | fl c1940-1942 | Captain (Person)
- Great Britain | Army | King's African Rifles (Organisation)
Repository Details
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