Additional Wingate material

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

  • Reference
    • GB 133 TOW/2/7/4
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1930s-1970s
  • Physical Description
    • 1 folder

Scope and Content

A notebook containing notes from Peter Mead's "Chindit HQ" relating to Operation Thursday; two photographs of Michael Calvert, one as a young man aged 19, and one with his mother(?) in Australia, 1956; newspaper cuttings (contemporary and post-war re the Chindits); a typed humorous verse/song about war against Japan (poor condition); and a letter from Wingate to Sir Archibald Wavell, 4 Aug 1942, saying Michael Calvert has a "message of great importance" for him.

Custodial History

It is not clear whether these documents were part of Tulloch's papers, or were given separately to the Library, and afterwards associated with the Tulloch papers.