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Papers of Captain James Walker, [c1939-1984]

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MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (285) (Box 18)

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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).

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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