H. Leith papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection AF 09
  • Dates of Creation
    • ca.1914-1918
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file; typescript and photographs (photocopy).

Scope and Content

Typescript recollections "My four-legged friend Bertie" [his horse] of his First World War experience (nd); photocopied photographs (nd).

Administrative / Biographical History

H. Leith was a South African who enlisted with the Mounted Infantry in the Union Defence Force, forming part of the expeditionary force fighting in German South West Africa, in 1914. He also experienced the Boer Rebellion of 1914.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted.

Acquisition Information

No record.

Note

In English.

Other Finding Aids

South West Africa catalogue http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed.

Additional Information

See Middlebrook File, 21 Mar 1918, Leith.

Personal Names

Leith H.