20 photographs (Dec 1915-Nov 1918, n.d.); Bound manuscript recollections "Blighty to Baku" [1919]; Map of Northern Persia (n.d.); Typed transcript of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle (Nov. 1976).
Harold Beevers collection
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection DU 01
- Dates of Creation
- 1915-1976
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; manuscript, typescript, photographs, and a map
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Harold Beevers (1897-?) was born in Halifax, joined the RN (Royal Navy) in ca. 1912 as a Boy Seaman, and qualified as Petty Officer Boy at Shotley. During the First World War, he served on mine sweepers HMS Gentian and Foxglove, and then trained in torpedo work and served on an East Indian Marine Ship, "The Hardinge". He later served with the Caspian Naval Force on board the Venturer.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by Harold Beevers in 1976. See Royal Navy Correspondence File.
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