Cinefilm of preparations for atomic bomb tests, Christmas Island, 1958.
WHITE, Col Richard Loughnan (1913-1992)
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- ReferenceGB 99 KCLMA White R L
- Dates of Creation1958
- Language of MaterialEnglish
- Physical Description1 reel
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Administrative / Biographical History
Born in 1913; 2nd Lt, Royal Engineers, 1933; Lt, 1936; served in Palestine, [1936-1939]; Capt, 1941; Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, General HQ, Middle East Land Forces, 1941-1942; General Staff Officer Grade 2 under Engineer-in-Chief, Middle East Land Forces, 1943; Staff Officer, Royal Engineers, Grade 2, 30 Corps, 1944, 1946; Bde Maj, 1944-1945; HQ, 5 Div, 1946-1948; Maj, 1946; General Staff Officer Grade 2 under Inspector of Establishments, War Office, 1948-1951; Staff Officer, Royal Engineers, Grade 1, HQ British Troops in Egypt, 1951-1953; Lt Col, 1954; commanded 24 Engineer Group (Territorial Army), 1958; died in 1992.
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1 reel.
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Presented to the Centre by the family in 1994
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