FIELDING-MOULD, Lt Col Reginald Horace (1898-1987)

Papers relating to his military career, 1917-1945, comprising audio cassette recordings of his reminiscences about his service in France and Belgium, 1918, Turkey, 1922-1923, Hong Kong, 1930, India, 1935, 1942-1945, including 5th Afghan War, 1935, and France, 1940, including the evacuation of Allied troops from Dunkirk, May-Jun 1940, and his experiences in the Territorial Army, 1936-1940, [1940]; four photographs relating to Chanak Crisis, 1922; two manuscript obituaries of Fielding-Mould, written by Henry Thoresby, Fielding-Mould's nephew, for [regimental and school magazines], 1987.

Born in 1898; educated at Haileybury College and Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; 2nd Lt, Royal Artillery, 1917; served in France and Belgium, 1918; Lt, 1919; served in Turkey with Gen Sir Charles Harington Harington's peacekeeping force, 1922-1923; Capt, 1930; served in Hong Kong, 1930; Adjutant, 1930-1933; served in India in 5th Afghan War, 1935; Maj, 1938; Adjutant, 56 Bde (Cinque Ports), Territorial Army, 1936-1940; served in France, 1940; Commanding Officer, 123 Regt, India, 1942-1945;sent to China to advise on the establishment of an artillery school for Gen Chiang Kai-shek's forces; died in 1987

1 file, 2 audio cassette tapes.

Open, subject to signature of reader's undertaking form.

Presented to the Centre by the family in 1988.

Summary guide entry on-line at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lhcma/top.htm, and published in hard copy in the Centre's reading room.

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