Tony Noel's memoirs of of his childhood in London, National Service in the Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment and time as a district officer in Northern Rhodesia from 1958 to 1965

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MS. 13880

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Tony Noel's memoirs, written in 2018, of his childhood in London, National Service in the Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment and time as a district officer in Northern Rhodesia from 1958 to 1965. Typescript illustrated with scanned photographs.

The memoirs include a description of the detention of Alice Lenshina and her family at Mumbwa in August 1964 following the Lumpa Church uprising.

Dates

Creation: 2018

Extent

1 box

Language of Materials

English

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Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 13880].

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Shelfmark:

MS. 13880

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 13880

Additional Description

Abstract

Tony Noel's memoirs of Northern Rhodesia.

Biographical / Historical

Anthony John Ransted Noel (Tony Noel) was born in London in 1937 and educated at Highgate School. During National Service he was commissioned to the Queen's Own Nigeria Regiment and stationed at Abeokuta in charge of motor transport.

In 1958 Noel joined Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service (HMOCS) and was posted as a district assistant to Katete in the Eastern Province of Northern Rhodesia and later to Chadiza on the Nyasaland border. On promotion to district officer in 1960 he spent one year at Bancroft on the Copperbelt and then transferred to Solwezi in North Western Province. Noel was posted to Mumbwa as district commissioner in 1964 and left HMOCS at the end of 1965.

On returning to England Noel joined J. Sainsbury plc, becoming regional personnel manager.