Typescript recollections, 1914-1918 (nd); Photocopied extract from the "Regimental Chronicle" (nd); 2 typescript letters to Peter Liddle (7 July 1976, 19 July 1976); Typed transcript of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle (October 1976).
Geoffrey Heawood papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection MES 044
- Dates of Creation
- 1914-1976
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; typescript and printed material (photocopy).
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Geoffrey L. Heawood was born in Durham in 1893 and educated at Blundells and Oxford. As a 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Oxford and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, he served in India and Mesopotamia, and was held POW (Prisoner of War) after the Siege of Kut. He later became a Major.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted.
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by G.L. Heawood. See Mesopotamia Correspondence File.
Note
In English.
Other Finding Aids
Mesopotamia catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed.