7 photographs with negatives (Sept. 1917, n.d.); Field report book (n.d.); 2 "Soldiers' Own" diaries (1918, 1919); Address book with pen and ink silhouette drawings of battleships (n.d.); Officer's Record of Services book (Sep. 1917-May. 1918); Typescript catalogue of letters, May 1918-Jan. 1919 (n.d.); Photocopied bound letters (May 1918-Jan. 1919); Typescript catalogue of diary, Mar.-Dec. 1918 (n.d.); Photocopied bound diary (1918); Typescript and manuscript letters (May 1918-Jan. 1919); Losse leaves of photograph album with manuscript map (n.d.); Memorandum "Order of the Day" (Oct. 1918); 2 medals, bar and bracelet (n.d.);
Peter Kennedy papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection DU 05
- Dates of Creation
- 1917-1919
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 box; manuscript, typescript, and photographs with negatives Includes 2 medals, a bar, and a bracelet
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Peter Gilbert Kennedy (b. 1899), 2nd Lieutenant, Machine Gun Corps (Armoured Car Unit), served with the Dunsterforce in Mesopotamia, Persia and Russia from 1917 to 1919, and was awarded the MC (Military Cross) on 9 Oct. 1918.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by Mrs S. Bacchus (daughter).
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
Dunsterforce/Caspian Naval Force catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed