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World War, 1939-1945 -- Burma

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Collection

Archive of the Smyly family

Papers of the Smyly family, particularly H. Jocelyn Smyly (1882-1970), doctor and missionary, his wife Eileen Smyly, née Bell (1894-1987), doctor and missionary, and their sons William Smyly (1922-2018), journalist and teacher, and David Smyly (1923-1990), doctor and missionary.
Extents: 8.68 Linear metres (59 shelfmarks)
Dates: c. 1856-2015
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Papers of Brigadier Gerald H. Cree, CBE, DSO, [1930s-1940s], [1978-1984]

Personal data sheet, correspondence with the Oxford Development Records Project, responses to aide-memoire with transcript, [1978-1984]; account of a flag march in Mbulu District, Tanzania in 1934, photographs relating to service with African forces, [1930s-1940s].
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (57) (Box 3)
Extents: 111 Leaves
Dates: [1930s-1940s], [1978-1984]
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Papers of Captain Carl A. H. Swift, 20th century

Personal data sheet, correspondence with Oxford Development Records Project, responses to aide-memoire with transcript, [1978-1984]; printed operation orders, battle procedure and other directives, [c1940s?]; Rubbing Along in Burmese (India. Army. Directorate of Welfare and Education. 1944); maps of Burma, 1943-1944; various cloth and metal badges, 20th century.
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (270) (Box 17)
Extents: 24 ff., 6 items
Dates: 20th century
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Papers of Captain Richard R. Darlington, OBE, [1978-1984]

Personal data sheet, correspondence with the Oxford Development Records Project, memorandum on war-time experiences with the King's African Rifles, [1978-1984].
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (62) (Box 4)
Extents: 29 Leaves
Dates: [1978-1984]
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Papers of Captain V.G.S. Damms, [1978-1984]

Personal data sheet, correspondence with the Oxford Development Records Project, aide-memoire with answers inserted, memorandum on war-time experiences with the King's African Rifles, [1978-1984].
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (61) (Box 4)
Extents: 14 Leaves
Dates: [1978-1984]
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Papers of George H.W. Goode, CBE, DSO, [1978-1984]

Personal data sheet, correspondence with Oxford Development Records Project, memorandum on service in Africa, [1978-1984].
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (109) (Box 5)
Extents: 22 Leaves
Dates: [1978-1984]
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Papers of Kenneth A. Moore, 1942-[1984]

Various papers, 1942-[1982], comprising correspondence with Rhodes House, account of service with King's African Rifles (with especially detailed account of action in Burma), dated September 1945, with various notices, instructions, and xerox copies of The Campaign in Burma (London, HMSO, 1946), maps of Burma, 1942-1944.
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (192A) (Box 11)
Extents: 92 ff., 7 items
Dates: 1942-[1984]
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Papers of Lieut.-Colonel H. Moyse-Bartlett, MBE, [1890-1970s]

Papers relating to a history of the King's African Rifles, written for inclusion in the Famous Regiments series (London, Leo Cooper Ltd., [1970s]) and covering the post-1945 period Notes from various sources and a manuscript draft, [1970s] Notes, and copies of letters requesting information for the history, [1970s] Typescript draft,…
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (197) (Boxes 12-14)
Extents: 20 volumes and files
Dates: [1890-1970s]
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Papers of Lieut.-Colonel J.E.D. Watson, DSO, [1978-1984]

Address card, correspondence with Oxford Development Records Project, proforma on service with the King's African Rifles, [1978-1984].
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (288) (Box 18)
Extents: 27 Leaves
Dates: [1978-1984]
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Papers of Lieut. Donald F.T. Bowie, 20th century

Correspondence with Oxford Development Records Project, [1978-1984]; transcript, [1980s?] of account of the sleeping-sickness evacuation of the Wandingo tribe from Tanganyika in 1947; account of his family's experiences in the 1915 Chilembwe uprising, Malawi; United States Army map of Dar-es-Salaam and surrounding area, 1969; account by R.M. Bell of the Maji-Maji Rebellion in the Liwale District; transcript, [1980s?] of account of war-time experiences, with contemporary photographs, and of…
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (24A) (Box 1)
Extents: 3 Files
Dates: 20th century
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Papers of Major Frederick Myatt relating to his service in the Royal West African Frontier Force

Papers of Major Frederick Myatt relating to his service in the Royal West African Frontier Force
Shelfmark: MSS. Brit. Emp. s. 601
Extents: 1 box
Dates: c.1895-2005
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Papers of Major Peter E.D. Wilson, MC, 1951-[c1965?], [1978-1984]

Personal data sheet, correspondence with Oxford Development Records Project, responses to aide-memoire, [1978-1984]; scripts for three lectures on the history of the King's African Rifles, [c1965?]; Brief History of the 4th (U) Bn The K.A.R. (Nairobi, The East African Standard Ltd., 1951).
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (304) (Box 19)
Extents: 40 Leaves
Dates: 1951-[c1965?], [1978-1984]
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Papers of Patrick W.G. Barnes, 20th century

Personal data sheet, address card, correspondence with Oxford Development Records Project, lecture prospectus and account of East African campaigns, 20th century.
Shelfmark: MSS. Afr. s. 1715 (8) (Box 1)
Extents: 30 Leaves
Dates: 20th century