Correspondence file

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Correspondents include: 

  • Col. John Ormiston, 28 Feb 1962, regarding 14 Brigade operations, which were intended to attack Pinlebu ,
  • Col. Eric Kyte, 12 Feb, 5 Mar and 15 Mar 1962, comments on the fly-in, and on the relationship between 14 and 16 brigades, and does not believe 14 Brigade were promised to support the attack on Indaw;
  • a recollection of Wingate by Lt Col W P O Scott "Mighty oaks from little acorns grow";
  • Enid Jelley, 15 Jan 1967 and 10 Nov 1969 personal recollections of Wingate;
  • Peter Cave, n.d. recalls hearing Slim denounce Wingate in 1948;
  • Claude Rome, [Chindit officer], 25 Oct 1972, circumstances of the Wingate air crash
  • Bernard Fergusson [brigadier, 16th Brigade], 15 Feb 1962, advising Tulloch about his book and asks him to avoid confrontation, enclosing a letter from John Galvin (ex-Special Force) praising Wingate, and a further letter of 27 Jun 1972, saying he believes Wingate did offer him reinforcements at Indaw and that help could be expected from 14 Brigade (Brigadier Brodie) plus fresh troops flown in, but thinks he launched too many diversionary attacks at Indaw including the attack on Banmaul and the feint against Indaw from the south, says he had a different approach to Lentaigne after Wingate's death, wishing to withdraw to the Kachin hills;
  • Fergusson's review of Wingate in peace and war in RUSI Journal 1972;
  • C J Wilkinson, 9 Jan 1967, 10 Dec 1967, discusses reasons they did not capture Indaw airfield; he does not believe that 14 Brigade were ever offered to support Fergusson;
  • From Frank [unidentified] 11 Dec 1957 and 29 Oct 1972, situation at Chindit HQ during the fly-in and the Wingate air crash
  • Otto Heilbrun, 18 January 1964, comments on the official histories, merit in their approach, but believes Wingate was trying to assist 4 Corps; gives his views on Slim.
 Also contains newspaper clippings.