Three volumes of memoirs, typed from his own note-book and diaries, and partly compiled from his correspondence.
- Travels in West and West Central Africa, January 1897-April 1898 while serving in the Gold Coast Constabulary, with copies of letters and papers relating to the period in an appendix at the back of the volume
- African travels, November 1898-November 1899
- Description of the period 1900-November 1901 including the Ashanti, and April 1902-April 1903 in the Gold Coast, with part of a diary concerning a visit to Southern Nigeria in June 1913
Dates
- 20th century
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MSS. Afr. s. 2221].
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Shelfmark:
MSS. Afr. s. 2221
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 2900
Biographical / Historical
Captain Herbert John Collett Leland (1873-1931), DSO (1900), entered the 5th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, 1890, served with the Gold Coast Constabulary, 1896-1900, and received a direct commission into the Royal Munster Fusiliers, 1900. He served as Captain and Adjutant, Gold Coast Regiment, West African Frontier Force, 1900-1903, Adjutant, 5th Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, 1904-1909, and was promoted into the 1st South Staffordshire Regiment, 1909. He served in the British Expeditionary Force, France, 1916-1918, and retired in 1920. In 1902 he married Lena Duncan, with whom he had one son and two daughters.
Other Finding Aids
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
The memoirs were donated by Captain Leland's daughter, through the good offices of A.C. Russell, on 12th March 1997.
- 20th century
- Ashanti War, 1900
- Burkina -- Description and travel
- Ghana -- Description and travel
- Ghana -- History -- 19th century
- Ivory Coast -- Description and travel
- Leland | Herbert John Collett | 1873-1931 | soldier inspector in the Gold Coast Constabulary
- Nigeria -- Description and travel
- Sierra Leone -- History -- 19th century
- Title
- Memoirs of Captain H.J.C. Leland
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Paul Davidson
- Language of description
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Contact:
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Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk