14 photographs (1918-1919, nd); Biographical note (nd); Typed transcript of Mesopotamian diary, 22 January 1918-9 July 1919 (nd); Photocopied press cutting "Show me the way to go home ... " by John R. Millburn (son) from the Bucks and Berks Countryside, Vol. 19, No. 139 (March 1979); Typescript letter from John R. Millburn (son) to W.G. Gledhill (21 July 1982).
Bowness Millburn papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection MES 068
- Dates of Creation
- 1918-1982
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; manuscript, typescript, photographs, and a press cutting (photocopy).
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Bowness John Millburn (1879-1950) was educated at Berkhamsted School and initially served with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry from 1917. As a Corporal, 1018 Motor Transport Company, ASC (Army Service Corps), he then served in Mesopotamia, January 1918-April 1919.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted.
Acquisition Information
The papers were placed in the Collection by John R. Millburn (son). See Research 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.