Typescript recollections of the First World War; 27 sheets of photographs, with captions, taken from the photograph album of F.A. Archdale, including pictures of East Africa, Palestine and Karachi, 1915-1919; 1 portrait photograph of Archdale (1917); 12 copied photographs of Sopwith seaplanes (nd).
F.A. Archdale papers
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- ReferenceGB 206 Liddle Collection AFE 03
- Dates of Creation1915-1919
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 file; typescript and photographs
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
F.A. Archdale, who was born in 1890, first served in the MN (Merchant Navy) Pilot Service, then as an officer in 130th King George's Own Baluchis, in East Africa and Palestine (ca. 1915-1918), and later became a Colonel.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted.
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by Mrs Archdale (widow) in ca. 1980. See Research Correspondence File.
Note
In English.
Other Finding Aids
East Africa catalogue http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed.