G.W. Richards papers

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection EP 064
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1916-1976
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 box; manuscript, typescript, and photographs with negatives.

Scope and Content

3 photograph albums, with negatives (1916-1919); Letter to Peter Liddle (23 July 1976); Typed transcript of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle (September 1976).

Administrative / Biographical History

G.W. Richards was born near Welshpool, Monmouthshire, in 1898 and educated at Oswestry and Sandhurst. As a Lieutenant, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and Duke of Westminster's Armoured Cars, he served in Egypt/Palestine from September 1916 and later became a Major General.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted.

Note

In English.

Other Finding Aids

Egypt/Palestine catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed.

Related Material

Tapes 370 and 410: interview recorded with Peter Liddle in September 1976.