Patrick Thornhill collection

This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 206 Liddle Collection RUS 50
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1920-1979
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 file; manuscript, typescript, and printed material (including photocopy)

Scope and Content

Bound photocopied manuscript recollections (n.d.); typescript recollections "Scapa Flow to Caspian Sea: A 1918-1919 Diary" (1979); two copies of the official despatch of the Caspian Naval Expedition (6 Aug. 1920).

Administrative / Biographical History

Patrick Thornhill, Paymaster Midshipman, RN (Royal Navy), served with the Caspian Naval Force, 1918-1919, and was mentioned in Despatches.

Access Information

Access is unrestricted

Acquisition Information

The papers were placed in the Collection by P. Thornhill in Feb 1980.

Note

In English

Other Finding Aids

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

Alternative Form Available

Microfilmed

Personal Names

Thornhill Patrick